[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 58 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 58


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2003

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and its many 
partners for the Festival of Flight, a celebration of the centennial of 
Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight, the first controlled, powered 
                           flight in history.

Whereas on December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved history's first 
        sustained and controlled flight with a heavier-than-air, engine-powered 
        aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina;
Whereas the Wright brothers' first flight lasted only 12 seconds and spanned 
        approximately 120 feet, but ushered in the era of modern aviation;
Whereas the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, will host a series of 
        aviation-related events worthy of the 100-year anniversary of the Wright 
        brothers' momentous achievement at Kitty Hawk;
Whereas the Fayetteville Festival of Flight will take place May 16-26, 2003, and 
        will be the largest public centennial event in North Carolina 
        celebrating the first flight and 1 of only 4 events nationwide endorsed 
        as a full partner by the United States Centennial of Flight Commission;
Whereas retired General Henry Hugh Shelton, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
        of Staff and Congressional Gold Medal recipient, is the Honorary Event 
        Chair;
Whereas the Fayetteville Festival of Flight will feature a weekend arts 
        festival, a military air show at Pope Air Force Base, a general aviation 
        air show at Grannis Field and an exposition with aviation displays and 
        interactive exhibits depicting the past, present, and future of flight;
Whereas a year-long educational curriculum has also been developed to encourage 
        students' interest in aviation and flight technology;
Whereas this educational focus will culminate with 1,000 students being 
        sponsored each day for exclusive access to the Festival's Aviation 
        Exposition; and
Whereas the City of Fayetteville and a number of civic groups, private 
        businesses, government agencies, and military partners, are joining 
        together to honor the Nation's aerospace achievements: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress honors the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and its 
many partners, for the Festival of Flight, a celebration of the 
centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight, the first 
controlled, powered flight in history.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.