[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 71197-71198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6073]



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Part II





The President





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Proclamation 8211--Wright Brothers Day, 2007
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                Proclamation 8211 of December 11, 2007

                
Wright Brothers Day, 2007

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The cause of discovery and exploration is a desire 
                written in the human heart. On Wright Brothers Day, we 
                remember the achievement of two young brothers on the 
                Outer Banks of North Carolina whose persistence, skill, 
                ingenuity, and daring revolutionized the world.

                Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first manned, 
                powered flight on December 17, 1903. Orville 
                experienced the thrill of flight when he felt the first 
                lift of the wing of the small wood and canvas aircraft 
                that would travel 120 feet in 12 seconds. The brothers' 
                passion and spirit of discovery helped define our 
                Nation and paved the way for future generations of 
                innovators to launch satellites, orbit the Earth, and 
                travel to the Moon and back.

                Our country is continuing the Wright brothers' great 
                American journey. My Administration is committed to 
                advancing space science, human space flight, and space 
                exploration. We will continue to work to expand the 
                horizons of human knowledge to ensure that America is 
                at the forefront of discovery for decades to come.

                The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 
                17, 1963, as amended (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143), has 
                designated December 17 of each year as ``Wright 
                Brothers Day'' and has authorized and requested the 
                President to issue annually a proclamation inviting the 
                people of the United States to observe that day with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 
                17, 2007, as Wright Brothers Day.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eleventh day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 07-6073
Filed 12-13-07; 8:58 am]
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