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Woodrow Wilson said of the Scots, “Every line of strength in American history is a line coloured with Scottish blood.”

Numerous groups and societies throughout Canada and America have taken the anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (April 6, 1320) as their national date to celebrate their Scottish roots.

On December 19th 1991, in response to action initiated by the Clans & Scottish Societies of Canada, the Ontario Legislature passed a resolution proclaiming April 6th as Tartan Day, following the example of other Canadian provinces.

America followed suit on March 20th 1998, when Senate Resolution 155 (S.Res. 155), proposed by US Senate Republican majority leader Trent Lott, was passed unanimously.