Proclamations, Opinions, Awards - Historical - 8/13/2019
CITY OF GLENDALE
WHEREAS, National Aviation Week was established in 1939 by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt; and
WHEREAS, National Aviation Week always occurs during the week of August 19, to
coincide with Orville Wright’s birthday; and
WHEREAS, aviation pioneers such as Clement Ader, Hugo Junkers, the Wright
brothers, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes all contributed to the
invention and innovation of modern aviation; and
WHEREAS, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) the founding
predecessor to NASA celebrated its 114th year in March 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Glendale Municipal Airport enters its 33rd year of providing its
residents and neighbors with an outlet for their love of flying, a home for planes and
continues to support the city’s economic development.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry P. Weiers, Mayor of the City of Glendale, Arizona on
behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim August 19- 25, as:
NATIONAL AVIATION WEEK
I encourage all residents to learn more about the history and science of aviation.
In witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of AUGUST, 2019.
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MAYOR
Attest:
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CITY CLERK