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Coolidge signs the Air Commerce Act

President Calvin Coolidge signed the Air Commerce Act into law, establishing federal regulation of civil aviation and creating the Aeronautics Branch in the Department of Commerce.

Coolidge signs the Air Commerce Act

The law instituted licensing, safety standards, and air navigation aid responsibilities that laid the legal and organizational foundation for modern commercial aviation in the United States.

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