36 U.S.C. § 143 Wright Brothers Day

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 36 U.S.C. § 143

(a) DESIGNATION.-December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.

(b) PURPOSE.-Wright Brothers Day commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

(c) PROCLAMATION.-The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe Wright Brothers Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Cite as 36 U.S.C. § 143

Source: Pub. L. 105-225, 112 Stat. 1262.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>143(a)</TD> <TD>36:169 (1st sentence words before 1st comma).</TD> <TD>Dec. 17, 1963, Pub. L. 88-209, 77 Stat. 402.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>143(b)</TD> <TD>36:169 (1st sentence words after 1st comma).</TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>143(c)</TD> <TD>36:169 (last sentence).</TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> </TABLE>