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#OnThisDay in 1903, the Wright brothers successfully flew a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1940, following years of significant advancements in aviation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt honored the Wright brothers’ early achievement by issuing a proclamation designating December 17th as Pan American Aviation Day. This commemoration encourages citizens from North, Central, and South America to increase their interest in aviation. #panamericanaviationday #wrightbrothers #wrightbrothersday #avgeek Rendering of the Wright Brothers Flyer 1903 SFO Museum Collection Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.219 This image was posted on December 17, 2015.

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