Businesses offer special deals for Teacher Appreciation Day

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Eyewitness News is showing appreciation to some very important people in our lives: It's Teacher Appreciation Day.

The holiday is celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week of May.

Several companies like Apple, AT&T, Samsung and Insomnia Cookies have special deals for teachers and students to celebrate the holiday.

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed National Teacher Day back in 1953 as a way to honor teachers.

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