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

By Michael Knox

 Posted on August 19, 2021


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


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

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.


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

Learn about lift and other forces of flight…


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


…make a paper airplane or paper helicopter…


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

…and do other experiments about flight.


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


Also on this date:

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


World Photo Day 







August 19 - National Aviation Day in the U.S. of A.
Wooden-clock-maker Seth Thomas’s birthday






August 19 - National Aviation Day in the U.S. of A.
Root beer entrepreneur Charles Hires’s birthday





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


Apple Spas in Russia









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

Birthday of U.S. President Bill Clinton






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



International Bow Day





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


Independence Day in Afghanistan




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

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




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