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Wright Brothers Day

December 18 , 2017 2562 days 1202 0
  • President Donald Trump issued an official proclamation to mark this year’s holiday by honouring Wright brothers.
  • It marks the 114th anniversary of the first airplane flight that Dayton brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made along a windswept beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903. The first aircraft powered by gasoline reached 120 feet in the air for 12 seconds during its maiden flight.
  • In honour of the twelve second flight that ushered in the age of aviation, December 17 has been officially designated “Wright Brothers Day”.

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