The History
of Father's Day
The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in
Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of
the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in
1909.
Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her
mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.
It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the
eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's
father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day
celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
In 1926, a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City.
Father's Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956.
In 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national
observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. So
Father's Day was born in memory and gratitude by a daughter who thought
that her father and all good fathers should be honored with a special
day just like we honor our mothers on Mother's Day.. |
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