Random Mother’s Day Facts

Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms reading!

Here are some random Mother's Day facts for you . . .

1.  This is the 100th anniversary of WOODROW WILSON officially naming Mother's Day a U.S. holiday.

2.  Mother's Day was originally started in the 1850s by a woman named Ann Jarvis . . . and it wasn't about giving gifts.  It was a day for mothers to rally together behind causes like fighting disease, mourning soldiers, and promoting peace.

3.  28% of people say they don't feel they know or they knew their mother as much as they'd like to.

4.  Americans will spend $19.9 BILLION on Mother's Day this year.

5.  30% of the mothers in the U.S. are stay-at-home moms.

(National Geographic / PR Newswire / Huffington Post)