Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Part A · Chapter 1 — Patriotic and National Observances
§ 143. Wright Brothers Day
Statutory text
Designation.—
December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.
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 , near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 143
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1262.)
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Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 143(a) | 36:169 (1st sentence words before 1st comma). | Dec. 17, 1963, Pub. L. 88–209, 77 Stat. 402. |
| 143(b) | 36:169 (1st sentence words after 1st comma). | |
| 143(c) | 36:169 (last sentence). | |
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act
Pub. L. 105–389, , 112 Stat. 3486, as amended by Pub. L. 106–68, § 1, , 113 Stat. 981, known as the Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act, established the Centennial of Flight Commission to carry out certain activities related to the history of aviation and the commemoration of the centennial of powered flight, required the Commission to make annual reports and a final report not later than , and provided that the Commission terminate not later than 60 days after submission of the final report.