August 19 - National Aviation Day in the U.S. of A.

 Posted on August 19, 2021

This is an update on my post published August 19, 2010:

Celebrated on the birthday of Orville Wright, the first pilot of a successful airplane flight, National Aviation Day is a day meant to encourage people to visit aviation history sites (many small airports feature small but cool museums!), read about aviation, watch videos about aviation and early flight, and so forth.

Learn about lift and other forces of flight...

...make a paper airplane or paper helicopter...

...and do other experiments about flight.

Also on this date:

World Photo Day 

Wooden-clock-maker Seth Thomas's birthday

Root beer entrepreneur Charles Hires's birthday

Apple Spas in Russia

Birthday of U.S. President Bill Clinton

International Bow Day

Independence Day in Afghanistan

International Orangutan Day

Plan ahead:

Check out my Pinterest boards for:

• August holidays
• August birthdays
• Historical anniversaries in August

And here are my Pinterest boards for:

• September holidays
• September birthdays
• Historical anniversaries in September
  

August 19, 2010

National Aviation Day – U.S.

Celebrated on the birthday of Orville Wright, the first pilot of a successful airplane flight, this day is one in which people are encouraged to visit aviation history sites (many small airports feature small but cool museums!), read about aviation, and so forth.

Learn about lift, make a paper helicopter, and do other experiments about flight.