During President Obama's last State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Jan. 12, the President mentioned Dayton's aviation heroes, the Wright Brothers.
When speaking about innovation and the need to renew our country's "spirit of discovery," he gave the city's native sons some credit for being a national example of curiosity and invention.
"We're Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers and George Washington Carver," Obama said. Speaking about our nation, he added, "that spirit of discovery is in our DNA."
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, it's nice to know that Dayton's own Wright Brothers stand out as innovation leaders.
Read a portion of the President's statement below via WhiteHouse.gov:
"Sixty years ago, when the Russians beat us into space, we didn't deny Sputnik was up there. We didn't argue about the science, or shrink our research and development budget. We built a space program almost overnight, and twelve years later, we were walking on the moon.
That spirit of discovery is in our DNA. We’re Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers and George Washington Carver. We’re Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson and Sally Ride. We’re every immigrant and entrepreneur from Boston to Austin to Silicon Valley racing to shape a better world. And over the past seven years, we’ve nurtured that spirit.”
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