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Mother's Day is celebrated the second Sunday to honor mothers throughout America. The holiday was formally declared after Congress passed legislation May 14, 1914, and requesting a proclamation declaring this date a national holiday. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation on May 9, 1914, declaring the first national holiday. It was requested that American citizens fly the American flag to honor those mothers who lost sons in war action. | |||
Revision as of 17:07, 8 May 2011
Mother's Day is celebrated the second Sunday to honor mothers throughout America. The holiday was formally declared after Congress passed legislation May 14, 1914, and requesting a proclamation declaring this date a national holiday. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation on May 9, 1914, declaring the first national holiday. It was requested that American citizens fly the American flag to honor those mothers who lost sons in war action.