Daily Calendar for May 9th, 2021

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

Mother's Day

Although the custom of setting aside a day to honor mothers has ancient roots, our observance of Mother's Day originated in 1907 with the efforts of a devoted daughter, Anna M. Jarvis of Philadelphia, who conceived the idea of an annual nationwide celebration. The public and the press quickly embraced the idea, and villages, towns, cities, and states soon began unofficial Mother's Day observances. On May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May Mother's Day, and within a few years, the idea gained worldwide prominence. The day is now characterized by gift giving, sending greeting cards and flowers, and giving mother a "day off" by taking the family out to eat.

1670s

• 1671: Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels

1750s

• 1754: First American political cartoon debuted in The Pennsylvania Gazette

1800s

• Born 1800: John Brown (abolitionist)

1860s

• Born 1860: J. M. Barrie (author)

1880s

• Born 1882: Henry J. Kaiser (industrialist)

• 1882: William F. Ford issued patent for stethoscope

1910s

• Born 1914: Hank Snow (singer)

• Born 1918: Mike Wallace (journalist)

1930s

• 1936: Hindenburg completed its first flight to the United States

• Born 1936: Albert Finney (actor)

1940s

• Born 1946: Candice Bergen (actress)

• Born 1949: Billy Joel (musician)

1950s

• 1955: Sam and Friends debuted on television

1960s

• 1960: Sale of birth control pills approved by FDA

1970s

• Born 1979: Rosario Dawson (actress)

1980s

• Died 1981: Nelson Algren (writer)

1990s

• 1992: 40-pound 4-ounce brown trout caught in Little Red River, Arkansas

• Died 1998: Alice Faye (actress)

2000s

• Died 2004: Alan King (comedian)

2010s

• Died 2010: Lena Horne (actress & singer)

• Died 2012: Vidal Sassoon (hairstylist, credited with creating the modern “bob")

• 2013: Annular eclipse of the Sun.