Presidential Documents

65273 

Federal Register 

Vol. 83, No. 243 

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 

Title 3— 

The President 

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I have instructed Federal agencies to embrace aeronautics and space industries of the future by modernizing our outdated regulations and funding 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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65274 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 19, 2018 / Presidential Documents 

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 fortythird. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27624 

Filed 12–18–18; 11:15 am] 

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