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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?

We've come a long way in 105 years.

No idea on the trivia question.

A dog.

Named Wellington.

Hapy Wright Brothers Day everyone.

A dog.

Named Wellington.

Right species, wrong name.

A dog.

Named Wellington.

Right species, wrong name.

The dog was an educated guess (the other maybe being a horse). The name wasn't!

Found it via google, but won't reveal incase someone know the answer.

A dog.

Named Wellington.

Right species, wrong name.

The dog was an educated guess (the other maybe being a horse). The name wasn't!

Found it via google, but won't reveal incase someone know the answer.

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.

It's sad how many people don't know that Dec 17 is the anniversery of the Wright brother's famous flight. Several people at work had no idea....

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.

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.

Ahhh, I'd assumed it was Orville Wright's dog, Scipio.