National Under Dog Day

Underdog Day is a holiday that falls on third Friday in December every year. It’s a day on which people are encouraged to sing the praises of those people who fought impossible odds to become unlikely heroes. It doesn’t matter if the underdog is an athlete, a politician, or someone else who did the impossible to achieve their dreams or for the greater good. After all, when a person seems an underdog win it sets off a chain reaction in their brain that makes them believe that just about anything is possible. The History Of The Term Underdog The word underdog was first used during the second half of the 19th century. It was used to describe the dog that was beaten in a fight. However, the love of underdogs is something that goes back thousands of years in Western culture. This is primarily due to core Judeo-Christian stories such as David & Goliath that emphasized how an underdog could actually beat someone who they shouldn’t ordinarily be able to fight. This tradition was then bolstered in British legends such as King Arthur and Robin Hood. It’s so ingrained into Western culture that people love it when the underdog wins in a fight. The Greatest Underdogs In History & Legends Do you want some examples of underdogs in history or in legends? If you do, then we’ve gathered together a collection that we think that you’ll like. The 1980 U.S Olympic Hockey Team (“The Miracle On Ice”) The 2019 St. Louis Blues Hockey Team Indian Army rifleman Lachhiman Gurung fought off 200 Japanese soldiers on May 13, 1945. The English during The Battle Of Agincourt. Sam Houston at the Battle Of San Jacinto. The History Of Underdog Day This holiday, also known as National Underdog Day, was started back in the mid-1970s. Why was this holiday started and who started it? This holiday was started by Peter Moeller. He invented the holiday in 1976 to celebrate not only the unsung heroes found in sports but also the unsung heroes found in movies and even in real life.