[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 8091--DEC. 15, 2006

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Proclamation 8091 of December 15, 2006
Wright Brothers Day, 2006
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America has a rich history of exploration and discovery, marked by
scientific and technological achievements that have transformed the
world. On Wright Brothers Day, we remember two aviation pioneers from
Ohio whose big dreams and extraordinary accomplishments helped change
the course of human history.
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright completed the first
manned, powered flight in history and ushered all of mankind into a new
era of possibility and promise. With Orville at the controls, the Wright
brothers' small aircraft traveled 120 feet in 12 seconds above the dunes
of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The age of flight had begun, and in the
decades that followed, advancements in aviation would enable determined
American risk-takers to cross oceans, break the sound barrier, and walk
on the Moon.
Today, our Nation follows the Wright brothers' example of innovation as
we continue to explore the frontiers of air and space. My Administration
has outlined a vision for space exploration that includes a return to
the Moon and a long-term human and robotic program to explore Mars and
the solar system. By working to expand the realm of the possible, we can
gain a better understanding of the universe and continue the journey
that the Wright brothers began more than a century ago.
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, 2006, as Wright Brothers Day.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH