The First Mother’s Day
On May 10, 1908, the first official Mother’s Day celebration was held in Grafton, West Virginia.
On May 10, 1908, the first official Mother’s Day celebration was held in Grafton, West Virginia.
On December 30, 1992, the USPS issued its first Chinese New Year stamp, honoring the start of the Year of the Rooster.
On October 22, 1996, the USPS issued its first stamp honoring Hanukkah, which was also the first stamp in the Holiday Celebrations Series.
On June 11, 1872, Hawaii celebrated its first Kamehameha Day, in honor of the king who united the Kingdom of Hawaii.
On April 20, 1987, the USPS issued the set of eight Special Occasions stamps, the first “special” stamp booklet.
On January 20, 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed as a federal holiday after a decades-long battle.
On December 18, 1777, the United States celebrated its first national Thanksgiving. The celebration was in reaction to the recent victory at the Battle of Saratoga.
On December 12, 2002, the US first celebrated National Poinsettia Day, honoring two of the men who helped make these festive plants popular in the US – Joel Roberts Poinsett and Paul Ecke, Jr.
On June 19, 1910, one of the first Father’s Day celebrations was held at the YMCA in Spokane, Washington.