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May 8, 1914 - Mother's Day is established by the U.S. Congress as the second Sunday in May, with the first national mother's day to be celebrated the following Sunday. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring this first national Mother's Day as a day to show the flag in honor of thos...

May 7, 1824 - Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in Vienna. It is regarded by many as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in the history of music. It is also the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony.