📆 The Week Ahead: Celebrating Mom 💐
Today is Monday, May 9. Yesterday, May 8, we celebrated Mother's Day. Today, we mark Europe Day. Also, National Nurses Week continues from May 6-12 and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month continues throughout the month of May. For more information on upcoming observances, check out our Stats for Stories page.
Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day observances in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis became the driving force behind Mother’s Day and asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
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📌 Mark You Calendar: 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey Data Release and Webinar
Please join us for a presentation on the latest Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) data release showing which states have an undercount or overcount of their total population. The presentation will also provide information on census operations. This is the second PES data release. After the presentation, there will be a question and answer session.
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Date: Thursday, May 19
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Time: 10 a.m. ET
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WebEx Event Number (if needed): 2761 081 3583
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WebEx Event Password (if needed): Census#1
🎂 Happy Birthday, Minnesota!
On Wednesday, we will celebrate Minnesota's 164th anniversary of statehood.
Did You Know?
- Minnesota joined the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
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Minnesota's population increased by 402,569 from 2010-2020.
- The state nickname is the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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