[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65273-65274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27624]



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Vol. 83

Wednesday,

No. 243

December 19, 2018

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9833--Wright Brothers Day, 2018
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                Proclamation 9833 of December 14, 2018

                
Wright Brothers Day, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On December 17, 1903, two American brothers from 
                Dayton, Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright, launched the 
                first manned, powered flight on a windy beach in Kitty 
                Hawk, North Carolina. Their handcrafted biplane, though 
                aloft a mere 12 seconds, ushered in the age of aviation 
                and changed the course of history. On Wright Brothers 
                Day, we commemorate this monumental achievement and 
                look ahead to new chapters of American aviation in 
                which new scientists, inventors, dreamers, and 
                entrepreneurs will change history, fulfilling the human 
                spirit's relentless quest for exploration and 
                discovery.

                In the 115 years since the Wright brothers achieved 
                their groundbreaking flight, the United States has led 
                the world in aviation innovation. We have developed 
                supersonic jets, walked on the moon, placed 
                increasingly advanced landers and rovers on Mars, and 
                vaulted spacecraft into the far reaches of the universe 
                to explore distant horizons. The aviation industry has 
                transformed the way we live and communicate, 
                strengthening our connections to other nations and 
                continents, expanding the global marketplace, and 
                extending the frontiers of imagination and 
                experimentation. These revolutionary achievements trace 
                their origins back to the triumphs of Orville and 
                Wilbur, two daring pioneers who, fueled by passion, 
                undeterred by years of failure, and empowered by 
                legendary American intrepidity, took mankind to new 
                heights.

                We reflect with pride on the historic successes of our 
                Nation's aviation visionaries, and we look ahead to a 
                future of limitless potential and even greater 
                accomplishment. My Administration is working to build 
                on America's heritage as aviation pioneers and the 
                world's greatest space-faring nation. I have instructed 
                Federal agencies to embrace aeronautics and space 
                industries of the future by modernizing our outdated 
                regulations and funding aerospace research and 
                development. We will broaden America's leadership in 
                aerospace technology, including through the return of 
                civil supersonic flight, the growth of commercial 
                unmanned aircraft systems, and continued innovation in 
                space exploration and travel. As we continue our 
                pursuits in flight, we are indebted to the Wright 
                brothers for hazarding to dream and inspiring our 
                Nation to look heavenward.

                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, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 
                17, 2018, as Wright Brothers Day.

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

[FR Doc. 2018-27624
Filed 12-18-18; 11:15 am]
Billing code 3295-F9-P