The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of Aviation
The holiday was established by a presidential proclamation in 1939, which designated the anniversary of Orville Wright's birthday to be National Aviation Day.
US Code quotation
United States Code, TITLE 36, Subtitle I, Part A, CHAPTER 1, ยง 118:
The President may issue each year a proclamation
- (1) designating August 19 as National Aviation Day;
- (2) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on National Aviation Day; and
- (3) inviting the people of the United States to observe National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in aviation in the United States.
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