Happy Mother's Day, Everybody!!!
Let us hope this Mother's Day finds youin good spirits, and good company, whether it be with those called mother, or those who do the calling. May the sun shine on your outing, and may you receive all the joys of family, no matter how many moms you may have in yours.
In this unprecedented time of change, when an utter reinvention of the United States of America is underway, where we once again claim the mantle of world leadership, let us not forget the one person who made it all possible:
MOM!
A Short History Of Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a holiday that recognizes motherhood in general and the positive contributions of mothers to society. In Canada, Mexico, and the United States, Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday of each May.
Although American roots of Mother's Day date to the years following the Civil War, celebration and commemoration were sporadic and intermittent for several decades.
But no matter how many times the tradition faded, there would be no chance of keeping mom down forever:
In its present form, Mother's Day was established by Anna Marie Jarvis, following the death of her mother on May 9, 1905; she campaigned to establish Mother's Day as a U.S. national, and later an international, holiday.[1]
Originally the Andrew's Methodist Episcopal Church, the site of the original Mother's Day commemoration, where Anna handed out carnations, this building is now the International Mother's Day Shrine (a National Historic Landmark). From there, the custom caught on—spreading eventually to 46 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912, beginning with West Virginia. 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. [7][8] On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made that proclamation, declaring the first national Mother's Day, [9][7] as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war. [7]
Some Other Key Momentsin Mother's Day History
In the 1970's, kids across America got to learn about another mother:
In the 1980's Mr. T gave us all the reasons to treat mother right:
Mothers Day is a particularly busy time for the U. S. Postal Service, as card delivery stretches the fleet:
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It is also known that Mother's Day 3001 will be the day of worldwide robot revolution.