[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING GLENN H. CURTISS, A TRUE TRANSPORTATION PIONEER

  (Mr. KUHL of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KUHL of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember and 
honor Glenn H. Curtiss from my hometown of Hammondsport, New York. 
Glenn Curtiss was a true transportation pioneer.
  This week, I introduced House Resolution 84 to recognize Glenn 
Curtiss for setting the world's speed record on the first V-8 powered 
motorcycle exactly 100 years ago today. In honor of that ride in 1907, 
the Curtiss Museum and the City of Ormond Beach, Florida, which is the 
``birthplace of speed,'' hosted a Curtiss motorcycle run on the beach 
today, January 24, 2007.
  In addition to his recordbreaking speed, which was 137 miles an hour, 
Mr. Curtiss was the founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, 
now part of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Glenn Curtiss also 
developed the first successful sea plane and manufactured the famous 
World War I Jenny training plane.
  Again, Madam Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
honor the memory of Mr. Glenn Curtiss, and I encourage all Members to 
join me in honoring the legacy of Mr. Curtiss and cosponsoring House 
Resolution 84.

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