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Ozzie Nelson Day is observed annually on February 2nd in the United States. The tradition of wearing bow ties, cardigan sweaters, drinking milkshakes, and thinking good thoughts dates back to The early 1970s. Actor Ozzie Nelson from the 1950s sitcom “The Ozzie and Harriet Show” was emblematic of American life. Michael Santa Maria, a high school literature teacher in Middletown, New Jersey began the tradition among his friends while attending Seton Hall University. Santa Maria passed the tradition onto his many students over the past 50 years.

Source: Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey) Thursday, February 3rd, 1983 page 22.