Wright Brothers Day
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Wright Brothers Day is a United States
national observation
. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk
, North Carolina
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Wright Brothers Day has recently been announced as an official commemorative day in Ohio, on October 5th 2011, celebrating 100 years of practical flight for the Wright Brothers.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
national observation
Public holidays of the United States
The United States does not have national holidays in the sense of days on which all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees; it is at the discretion of each...
. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk or Kittyhawk may refer to:Places*Kitty Hawk, North Carolina*Kitty Hawk, is an area of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base*Kitty Hawk Air Society, an Honor Society for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programAirlines...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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Wright Brothers Day has recently been announced as an official commemorative day in Ohio, on October 5th 2011, celebrating 100 years of practical flight for the Wright Brothers.