Significance:
Newspaper Carrier Day is celebrated in the United States to honor Barney Flaherty, the first newspaper carrier, as well as all current newspaper carriers. This job is today largely held by adults, many of them delivering the paper from their cars.
Type:
Appreciation Days
Celebrations:
Celebrating newspaper carrier
Observed by:
Newspaper Carrier
Location:
USA
Synonyms:
International Newspaper Carrier Day
Initiator:
US newspaper publisher
Start year:
19th Century
Date origin:
On September 4 is the anniversary of Barney Flaherty's hiring as the first newspaper carrier in the US by Benjamin Day, publisher of the New York Sun.