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On March 30, 1933 in Winder GA, Eudora Brown Almond observed the first Doctors Day. Eudora was the wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond. The day was observed with greeting cards and placing flowers on the graves of deceased doctors. In 1958, the US House of Representatives commerorated March 30th as Doctors’ Day. In 1990 President George Bush signed SJ RES #366 designating March 30 as National Doctors’ Day.
The significance of the date marks Dr. Crawford Long’s adminstration of the first ether anesthetic for sugery in 1842.The red carnation became the symbol for National Doctors’ Day signifying the qualities of sacrifice, charity, courage, bravery, and love.
Happy Doctors’ Day to all my doctor readers, especially my dad.
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