December 17th:  December 17th marks the day that two brothers,Orville and Wilbur Wright, successfully launched a mechanically propelled craft into the air near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright brothers, as we have come to know Orville and Wilbur, are credited with inventing and building the world's first airplane. As such, every year the President of the United States issues a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Here are a few things you could do to celebrate this day:

1)Invent something of your own-not everything has been invented, you know.

2) Go to the craft store and get the products to build an airplane of your own. After building your airplane, figure out how to fly it in the air. No? Don't want to bother with all that work? Thank heavens for the brothers, eh?

3)If all else fails, head to a bakery and get yourself a huge cake in the shape of an airplane. As you're sitting there enjoying your delicious cake, reminisce about all those times you traveled on an airplane for spring Break. Remember those spring breaks?Thank heavens for the Wright brothers! 

History-Orville and his brother Wilbur are given credit for building the world's first successful airplane with aircraft controls that enabled them to steer the plane. The brothers' first aircraft, named Flyer, made its maiden flight for 12 seconds and 120 feet (about 36-37 meters) around the site of Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina on December 17, 1903. This day is observed nationally since 1963 to honor Wilbur and Orville Wright(Source)