National Aviation Day Aug 19, 2024

National Aviation Day

Established in 1939 to honor Orville Wright"s birthday, National Aviation Day kicks off a week-long celebration of America"s long history of flight. Pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright designed, built, and flew the world"s first engine-powered airplane near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. America"s love of flight, however, goes all the way back to 1793, when President George Washington watched a hot air balloon launch in Philadelphia.

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