Doctors' Day observances date back to March 30, 1933. It was started by Eudora
Brown Almond of Winder, Ga. The day marks the anniversary of the first use
of general anesthesia in surgery. The first National Doctor's Day was celebrated
in 1991.
On March 30, 1958, the United States House of Representatives adopted a
resolution commemorating Doctors' Day. In 1990, the congress and the senate
approved legislation establishing National Doctors Day. The resolution
designating March 30 as National Doctors' Day was signed by President George
Bush.
