National Parents’ Day Timeline

October 14, 1994

National Parents’ Day is official

President Bill Clinton signs the resolution and National Parents’ Day is born.

October 4, 1994

Resolution passes

The House and Senate have both signed the Parents’ Day resolution.

August 5, 1994

National Parents’ Day resolution introduced

The U.S. House of Representatives introduces a resolution establishing the fourth Sunday in July as National Parents’ Day.

1987

Parenting magazine debuts

Its circulation reached more than 2.2 million before its final issue was released in 2013.

February 17, 1897

PTA formed

The National Parent Teacher Association originally formed as the National Congress of Mothers in Washington, D.C.