1. Mother's Day is celebrated in May and Father's Day follows in June. Which was observed first in U.S. history?

2. During which president's term did Father's Day become permanently established?

3. What president signed the National Flag Day Bill, officially designating June 14 as Flag Day?

4. Following on the last question, why was June 14 chosen as Flag Day?

5. Where did the celebration of Memorial Day originate?

Answers

1. Both were first observed in 1908, with Mother's Day coming first on May 10.

2. In 1972, Richard Nixon signed the congressional resolution establishing Father's Day.

3. President Harry Truman signed the National Flag Day Bill on Aug. 3, 1949.

4. On June 14, 1777, a resolution was introduced in the Continental Congress proclaiming that there would be a flag of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union would be 13 stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation. Therefore, June 14 was chosen as Flag Day.

5. Following the Civil War, many communities decorated the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers. But the official Memorial Day, designated by an act of Congress, was first celebrated in Waterloo, New York, on May 5, 1866.

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