On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother’s
Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers.
Anna Maria Jarvis (1864 – 1948) was the
founder of Mother’s Day in the United
States.
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The Portland Rose Parade since 1890
On May 8, 1914, the U.S. Congress passed a law designating the second
Sunday in May as Mother’s Day and requesting a proclamation. The next
day, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring the first
national Mother’s Day.
In 1934, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved this special stamp
commemorating Mother’s Day.
