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Visit the
Centennial
of Flight
Web site...
...to find the latest information about
events associated with the 100th
Anniversary of the Wright Brothers’
first powered flight at Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina, and the history of avia-
tion and aerospace. Learn about events
in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio, and
in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Learn about events being scheduled at
airports and other locations throughout
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the country.
The Web site also contains a great
collection of photographs and his-
torical documents detailing the
Wright Brothers’ activities and the
history of aviation and aerospace.
Teachers and students: Use this
Web site to help study the inven-
tion of flight and its impact on
society.
Event Organizers: Use this Web
site to announce your Centennial
of Flight-related event(s).
http://www.centennialofflight.gov
This Web site is an official function of the
United States Centennial of Flight
Commission, established by Public Law 105-
389 (11/13/98), as amended by Public Law
106-68 (10/6/99).
Why is December 17, 2003,
an important historical
anniversary for all of us?
❚ Research your State’s aviation and aero-
space history. Who were the people
involved? What did they do? When and
where did they do it? Design a poster rep-
resenting the history of aviation and aero-
space in your city, county, and/or State.
The posters featured on the Centennial
of Flight Commission’s Home Page
(http://www.centennialofflight.gov) may
give you a few ideas. Use the “Educational
Resource Matrix” under the “For Educators
and Students” section of the Home Page to
track down information for your project
and learn about additional exciting aviation
and aerospace resources.
❚ Create a calendar or timeline noting the
significant people, places, and historical
aviation and aerospace events you identify
during the course of your research. Share
your poster and calendar with others in
your school, community, and State. Send
an electronic copy of your poster and cal-
endar or timeline to the Centennial of Flight
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Commission’s Web site.
❚ Check out the Centennial of Flight
Commission’s Web-based “Calendar” to find
out about aviation and centennial of flight
events. Plan your own centennial of flight
celebrations and add them to the “Calendar”
via the “Submit an Event” feature.
❚ Identify aviation and aerospace visitor cen-
ters and museums located in your State by
exploring the “Aviation Museums” catego-
ry on the “Educational Resources Matrix.”
❚ Discuss how the advances in aviation and
aerospace during the past 100 years have
affected you and your family. Imagine what
changes will occur in aviation and aero-
space in the next 100 years. Explore the
“Student Competitions” sections provided
on the “Educational Resources Matrix.”
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