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All About the Holidays: National Aviation Day

1 minutes 15 seconds

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Students can take to the skies and celebrate National Aviation Day on August 19th. Inspire an interest in design, engineering, and exploration with this look back on aviation history. Part of the “All About the Holidays” series.

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Runtime: 1 minutes 15 seconds

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