In Jefferson GA, Dr. Crawford Long uses ether to anesthetize a patient before Dr. John Collins Warren surgically removes a tumor from the patient's neck.
In Winder GA, Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, has the idea to observe Doctors Day on the anniversary of Dr. Collin's and Dr. Long's surgical procedure.
A resolution commemorating Doctors Day is adopted by the United States House of Representatives.
The United States Senate and House of Representatives pass S.J. RES. #366, which President Bush signs on October 30, 1990 (creating Public Law 101-473), designating Doctors Day as a national holiday.
President H.W. Bush issues Proclamation 6253 announcing National Doctors Day.
Doctors Day is celebrated for the first time as a national holiday.
