Father's Day: It's origin and history

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Origin of Father’s Day
Father's Day: It's origin and history
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2. In 1909 a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd thought
of the idea of a day to honor fathers while listening to a
Mother’s Day sermon. She wanted a way to let her
father, William Smart, know how special he was to her.
William Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was
widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their
sixth child.
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3. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his
other five children by himself on a rural farm in
eastern Washington state. In the eyes of his
daughter, he was seen as a courageous, selfless,
and loving man.
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4. In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and
others in Spokane about having a church service
dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father’s birthday. That
date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service,
so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then
on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday
in June as Father’s Day.
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5. Children and youth made special desserts, or visited
their fathers if they lived apart. Instead of desserts,
many of today’s youth get dad a necktie, which is the
most common Father’s Day gift. Besides a greeting
card, dinner, sporting events, and wallets and belts are
also popular gift ideas.
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6. President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a
national Father’s Day in the United States. Then in 1966
President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential
proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s
Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally
made it permanent in 1972.
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