Is this newborn white-tailed deer wishing its mom a Happy Mother"s Day? We hope so—it won"t be long before it loses those spots and strikes out on its own. But for the first year or so of its life, it will rely on mom to feed it and keep it safe from predators. We honor mothers and maternal figures everywhere on the second Sunday in May. It was first celebrated in the US in 1908 and was made a national holiday six years later in 1914, thanks to campaign efforts by social activist Anna Jarvis. While Jarvis became known as the founder of Mother"s Day in the US, she later complained that it had become too commercial and began to vocally oppose it. You don"t need to spend a fortune to let mom know you love her. Like our homepage fawn, you can simply spend some quality time with her today, to show how much you appreciate your nearest and "deer"-est.
Happy Mothers Day!
Today in History
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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A place called ‘Peace’ in India
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A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride
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A cozy winter village
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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International Geodiversity Day
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International Day of Color
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A stunning national park in winter white
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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Why, aloe there
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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The fantastic winter fox
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Let s run em up!
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Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Freeze frame
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Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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Sailing across the ice
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We have liftoff!
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World Teachers Day
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Celebrating a Paris landmark