Father's Day is a non-religious holiday that honors fathers. It's celebrated on a variety of different days in many different countries, but the most common day for Father's Day celebrations is the third Sunday in June.
The first Father's Day was celebrated in Fairmount, West Virginia. According to tradition, an explosion in a nearby coal mine killed 361 men from the area, 250 of which were fathers. Stricken by the loss, the townspeople honored the request of Grace Golden Clayton, who believed the town should start a tradition of honoring fathers. The first Father's Day fell on July 5, 1908.
However, the holiday didn't gain national interest that year. In an unrelated event a year later, Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington suggested a special day to pay tribute to fathers after hearing a sermon honoring Mother's Day. Dodd had special reason to honor her own father, who had been a civil war veteran. When Mr. Dodd's wife died in childbirth, he refused to marry again; instead, he raised Sonora and his other children by himself.
Dodd went on to promote Father's Day as a national holiday. In 1926, a national committee on Father's Day was formed in New York City. In 1956, Congress passed a joint resolution recognizing Father's Day. In 1966, President Johnson signed a proclamation endorsing Father's Day. In 1972, President Nixon made it permanent by declaring it an official holiday.
Today, Father's Day is used as a day to honor dads all over the world with gifts and cards. You can show your appreciation for your father by getting him the perfect gift-or simply spending a little time together.
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