📆 The Week Ahead 💡
Today is Wednesday, December 15, 2021 and it is the final day of The Opportunity Project Summit: Open Data for All. This week we also celebrate the Bill of Rights and the first successful powered flight by the Wright Brothers. We're sending you this quick update on what's coming up to keep you in the loop as you continue your week.
Today is Day 3 of the Opportunity Project Summit: Open Innovation for All. Hosted by the Census Bureau’s Census Open Innovation Labs, the virtual conference features more than 45 new products from industry collaborators and others that use federal open data to solve real-world problems.
Tune in to the Open Data for Good Grand Challenge Awards Ceremony at 4:25pm ET.
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Bill of Rights Day
Today is Bill of Rights Day. According to the National Archives, “The Constitution might never have been ratified if the framers had not promised to add a Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the Constitution gave citizens more confidence in the new government and contain many of today's Americans most valued freedoms.”
Wright Brothers Day
Wright Brothers Day is on December 17th. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright piloted their airplane in the world’s first powered and controlled flights in Dare County, North Carolina. Learn more about how the Wright brothers changed the course of aviation history and check out Census Bureau data on America’s aviation industry.
Happy Birthday Alabama!
Yesterday, we celebrated Alabama's 202nd anniversary of statehood.
Did You Know?
- Alabama joined the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Alabama's population increased by 244,543 from 2010-2020.
- The State Flower is the Camellia.
Find more fun facts and explore 2020 Census results on Alabama's state profile page from the America Counts team.
We've got more state anniversaries coming up this month:
- Saturday, December 18: New Jersey
- Week of December 26: Iowa and Texas
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