[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 162 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 162

 Honoring the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its many partners, for hosting 
``Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration'', a celebration of the 
        centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2003

 Mr. Turner of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Portman, Mr. Oxley, 
 Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
   Kucinich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
 LaTourette, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. 
Ney) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its many partners, for hosting 
``Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration'', a celebration of the 
        centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight.

Whereas 2003 marks the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's achievement of 
        the first controlled, powered flight in history;
Whereas Wilbur and Orville Wright grew up and worked at a bicycle shop in 
        Dayton, Ohio, where they developed, built, and refined the first 
        successful, heavier-than-air, manned, powered aircraft;
Whereas the Wright brothers developed the world's first flying field, the 
        world's first flying school, and the world's first airplane 
        manufacturing company in the Dayton, Ohio area;
Whereas many legacies of the Wrights' inventiveness and creativity still exists 
        in the region, including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Dayton 
        Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, the United States Air Force 
        Museum, the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Wright ``B'' Flyers, the 
        Engineers Club of Dayton, among many others;
Whereas the city of Dayton, area communities, a number of civic groups, private 
        businesses, government agencies, and military partners, are joining 
        together to honor the Nation's aerospace achievements;
Whereas Dayton is considered the ``Birthplace of Aviation'' and the region will 
        host ``Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration'', from July 3 
        through July 20, 2003, which will be the largest public centennial event 
        in Ohio celebrating the first flight and one of only 4 events nationwide 
        endorsed as a full partner by the United States Centennial of Flight 
        Commission; and
Whereas the celebration will feature pavilions housing aviation displays, blimp 
        and hot-air balloon races, dance and cultural performances, river shows, 
        historical reenactments, an international air and space symposium, 
        National Aviation Hall of Fame ceremonies, and a military and general 
        aviation show at the Dayton International Airport: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress honors the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its many partners, 
for hosting ``Inventing Flight: The Centennial Celebration'', a 
celebration of the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first 
flight.
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