[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 78511-78512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27934]



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Vol. 87

Wednesday,

No. 244

December 21, 2022

Part VIII





The President





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Proclamation 10508--Wright Brothers Day, 2022
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                Proclamation 10508 of December 16, 2022

                
Wright Brothers Day, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On Wright Brothers Day, we celebrate the ingenuity and 
                perseverance of Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose 
                aircraft expanded the limits of human discovery and 
                lifted this Nation to new heights.

                From their home in Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Brothers 
                were captivated--``afflicted,'' in Wilbur's words--by 
                the belief that humans could fly. They researched and 
                experimented, redesigned and repaired, and braved 
                dangerous early trials. When their Wright Flyer finally 
                took to the skies over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on 
                December 17, 1903, they launched the future of aviation 
                and helped define the American spirit: bold, daring, 
                innovative, and always asking what is next.

                That same spirit has delivered ground-breaking 
                discoveries in American air and space technology for 
                almost 120 years. America has broken the sound barrier, 
                put a man on the moon, collaborated to create the 
                International Space Station, and achieved powered 
                flight on Mars. Just last year, we launched the most 
                powerful deep-space telescope ever sent into space and 
                gained a new window into the history of our universe.

                We are also carrying on the Wright Brothers' legacy by 
                always striving for better safety and comfort in air 
                travel. Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is investing 
                $25 billion to renovate airport terminals; upgrade air 
                traffic control facilities; and improve runways, 
                taxiways, and other vital infrastructure that make 
                flying easier and more secure. We have pushed airlines 
                to rebook travelers' tickets for free when flights are 
                significantly delayed or canceled, and to disclose 
                fees, like for checked baggage, clearly and up front. 
                And we are exploring new technologies that can decrease 
                carbon emissions coming from airplanes.

                As inheritors of game-changing innovations and torch-
                bearers of the spirit of American ingenuity, we have so 
                much to be proud of and so much to look forward to. We 
                can lead the world in the technologies of tomorrow, 
                change the course of human health and disease, tackle 
                the climate crisis, and continue shaping a fairer, more 
                equitable planet. With shared purpose, unyielding faith 
                in our future, and a drive to make the impossible 
                possible, there is nothing beyond our capacity. I have 
                never been more optimistic about our Nation's future--
                especially in our skies and in space.

                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, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                December 17, 2022, as Wright Brothers Day.

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

[FR Doc. 2022-27934
Filed 12-20-22; 11:15 am]
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