Wright Brothers Day (December 17) is a
United Statesnational observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by
Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near
Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.[1] On September 21, 1959, U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower declared December 17 to be Wright Brothers Day[2] pursuant to Public Law 86–304.[3] Following a similar joint resolution enacted in 1961,[4] the U.S. Congress made the designation permanent in 1963.[5]
Wright Brothers Day was announced as an official commemorative day in Ohio, on October 5, 2011.[citation needed]
(federal) = federal holidays, (abbreviation) = state/territorial holidays, (religious) = religious holidays, (cultural) = holiday related to a specific
racial/ethnic group or
sexual minority, (week) = week-long holidays, (month) = month-long holidays, (36) =
Title 36 Observances and Ceremonies
Wright Brothers Day (December 17) is a
United Statesnational observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by
Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near
Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.[1] On September 21, 1959, U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower declared December 17 to be Wright Brothers Day[2] pursuant to Public Law 86–304.[3] Following a similar joint resolution enacted in 1961,[4] the U.S. Congress made the designation permanent in 1963.[5]
Wright Brothers Day was announced as an official commemorative day in Ohio, on October 5, 2011.[citation needed]
(federal) = federal holidays, (abbreviation) = state/territorial holidays, (religious) = religious holidays, (cultural) = holiday related to a specific
racial/ethnic group or
sexual minority, (week) = week-long holidays, (month) = month-long holidays, (36) =
Title 36 Observances and Ceremonies