Aug 19. Presidential Proclamation 2343, of July 25, 1939, covers all succeeding years. Always Aug 19 of each year since 1939. Observed annually on birth anniversary of Orville Wright, who piloted first self-powered flight in history, Dec 17, 1903. First proclaimed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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