1914President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing Mother's Day. The idea for a “Mother’s Day” is credited by some to Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by others to Anna Jarvis in 1907, who both suggested a holiday dedicated to a day of peace.2017President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Following the dismissal, then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.