National Aunt and Uncle Day Timeline

1910

Rabbit, Rabbit

Beloved cartoon character Uncle Wiggily, an aged but wisecracking rabbit, debuts in the Newark News.

1943:

Nice to meet you

Thanks to the invention of the Huzenlaub process, a technique for parboiling rice, scientists are able to create a revolutionary new food — Uncle Ben’s minute rice.

1947

Royal welcome

Queen Elizabeth II becomes an aunt to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

1962

Spider-Aunt

Aunt May is introduced in Amazing Fantasy as the aunt and guardian of Peter Parker; a boy better known as Spider-Man.