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President Wilson signs Mother’s Day proclamation 100 years ago today (May 9 1914)

May 9, 20141910s, U.S. Presidentsadmin


Video: 'The History Of Mothers Day'

(Saturday, May 9, 1914) — U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation today designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

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