16. Celebrate National Aviation Day on Orville Wright’s Birthday (August 19th)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt established this day in 1939 to celebrate the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday, which was still alive when it was declared. The Wright brothers, including Wilbur and Orville, pioneered American aviation with the invention of the first successful motor-operated plane. They also built they plane and flew it. The National Aviation Day is proclaimed every year by the sitting President of the United States. If they want, it can order all federal buildings and installations to fly the US flag that day and encourage people to seek activities that encourage everyone to learn more about the importance of aviation. Today, aviation is one of the most important ways of transportation, and thanks to it, companies like NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin are emerging with technology to keep advancing.
There are many ways to celebrate this day. For example, you might fight various aviation shows all over the Nation, most notably, the Chicago Air and Water Show, the NY Air show, and the Cleveland National Air show. Even gaming company Rockstar Games commemorated the day by releasing aviation-themed content for Grand Theft Auto V in 2014. Not only that, but NASA has many educational activities for kids and adults of all ages with downloadable content. They also encourage people to visit Science Museums to explore their latest technology advances in planes. NASA invites people to join the conversation in Social Media, highlighting engineers, pilots, and scientists who have made a difference in our world.