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In what year did congress officially recognize Mother's Day as a holiday?
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Congress recognized mothers by passing a law on May 8, 1914 designating the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day and a holiday. Woodrow Wilson was the President that proclaimed this day as an annual holiday.
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∙ 11y agoin what years Congress offiacaly recongines Mother day as a holiday
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∙ 9y agoWoodrow Wilson signed the proclamation to create Mother's Day as a national holiday in 1914.
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∙ 9y agoPresident Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day an official day in 1914
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∙ 13y agoMay 8, 1914
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∙ 10y agomay 8,1941
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In what year did Congress officially recognize Mother's Day as a holoday?
On May 8, 1914 Congress officially recognized Mother's Day as a holiday. Mother's Day in the United States always falls on the 2nd Sunday in May.
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What year did congress officially recognize mothers day as a holiday?
Quoted from Wikipedia - "...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..."
What year did congress recognized Mother's Day as a holiday?
Congress recognized mothers by passing a law on May 8, 1914 designating the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day and a holiday. Woodrow Wilson was the President that proclaimed this day as an annual holiday.
In what year did Congress officially recognize Mother's Day as a holoday?
On May 8, 1914 Congress officially recognized Mother's Day as a holiday. Mother's Day in the United States always falls on the 2nd Sunday in May.
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