Wright Brothers Day, 1995

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Part V

The President

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Proclamation 6858--Wright Brothers Day

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 6858 of December 13, 1995

Wright Brothers Day, 1995

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Ninety-two years ago, Orville Wright manned the first
sustained and controlled, machine-powered flight in an
airplane he designed and built with his brother Wilbur.
This extraordinary journey, though only 12 seconds
long, was the first great achievement of a partnership
that revolutionized aviation and made remarkable
contributions to aerodynamics, mechanical engineering,
and practical flight techniques. The Wright brothers'
pioneering efforts remain enduring examples of American
ingenuity and perseverance.

Today, the United States aviation industry helps to
drive our economy and provides business and
recreational opportunities to our citizens that were
unthinkable just a century ago. Our reliance on air
transit grows each year, challenging the aviation
community and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
to meet new safety and operational demands.

Our air transportation system, already the safest and
most efficient in the world, continues to improve. In
fact, efforts are underway to craft reforms that
enhance the efficiency of the FAA so that America's
leadership in air transportation, begun with the Wright
brothers' historic flight on December 17, 1903, can
continue well into the next century.

The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December
17, 1963 (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 169), 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, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
December 17, 1995, as Wright Brothers Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twentieth.