In the United States, National Ice Cream Month is celebrated each year in July, and National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in July.[1]
The celebrations were originated by Joint resolution 298 in the United States Senate, which was sponsored by Senator Walter Dee HuddlestonofKentucky on May 17, 1984,[2] and Joint resolution 543 in the United States House of Representatives, which was sponsored by Representative Kika de la GarzaofTexas on April 11, 1984.[3] The resolution proclaimed the month of July 1984 as "National Ice Cream Month" and July 15, 1984 as "National Ice Cream Day". It was signed into public law[2] by President Ronald Reagan on July 9, 1984, with Presidential Proclamation 5219.[4]
Even though the resolution only mentioned a specific month and day in 1984, the celebrations have held up in the years ever since, publicized by ice cream manufacturers.[5][6][7]
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