105 years ago today. I didn't know until this year that the US Congress passed a resolution in 1963 that every year the President is to issue a proclamation that Americans should  "observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities."

Here's a Kitty Hawk trivia question: what species was the only non-human witness to that first successful flight (other than seagulls), and what was his name?

A dog.

Named Wellington.

C wrote on Dec 17^th, 2008 at 12:33pm:

Right species, wrong name.

C wrote on Dec 17^th, 2008 at 1:56pm:

It would be a tough guess- not your typical dog name (but a good one).

I recently heard about all this in a very interesting article (Smithsonian Air&Space) about the surviving relatives of the people who were in attendance (including a grandchild of the guy who owned the dog).
the article includes a photo that clearly shows the dog.

These surviving descendants all go there every year to lay a wreath at the site... a nice tradition.

BTW, the dog's name was Bounce. The first in a long line of dogs, who accompanied by at least one boy, often appear whenever a noisy machine with fabric wings is taking off or landing.