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Wright Brothers Day Proclamation (2003)

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Creator
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Names
Wright Brothers
Topic
Aeronautics
Air pilots
Provenance
Lawrence Small, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Transfer, 2003, NASM.2004.0020.0025.
Creator
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Summary
"Wright Brothers Day" was established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1963 to celebrate the anniversary of the world's first successful flights of a human-carrying, powered, and controlled heavier-than-air flying machine made by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903, and is now marked annually by proclamation of the President of the United States. This collection consists of a copy of the Presidential proclamation declaring December 17, 2003 as Wright Brothers Day.
Biographical / Historical
The first "Wright Brothers Day" was established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1963 to celebrate the anniversary of the world's first successful flights of a human-carrying, powered, and controlled heavier-than-air flying machine made by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903. The resolution was later amended (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143) to specify December 17 as the date on which Wright Brothers Day should be commemorated and to authorize and request that the President issue a proclamation each year inviting the public to observe the day with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Date
2003
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Identifier
NASM.2004.0020.0025
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Proclamations
Citation
Wright Brothers Day Proclamation (2003), NASM.2004.0020.0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Collection is a single item.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Kate Igoe, 2004. Updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2023.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Genre/Form
Proclamations
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a copy of the Presidential proclamation declaring December 17, 2003 as Wright Brothers Day. The proclamation is on cardstock that measures 10 by 15 inches and features the Seal of the President of the United States in gold at the top along with a facsimile signature of then-President George W. Bush at the bottom.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1674831900665-1674831900799-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg246c4588c-cb2c-4072-bf99-32f9dbf398fe
Wright Brothers Day Proclamation (2003)
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