Title: Fathers Day-Date, History and Definition Father’s Day , in the United State, holiday (third Sunday in June) to honor fathers. Credit for originating the holyday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, whose father, a Civil War veteran , raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. She is said to have had idea in 1909 while listening to a sermon on Mother Day, which at the time was becoming established as a holiday. Local religious leaders supported the idea, and the first Father Day was celebrated on June19, 1910 , the month of the birthday of Dodd’s father. In 1924 U.S Press. Calvin Coolidge gave his support to the observance, and 1966 Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson issued a proclamation that recognized the day. It became a national holiday in 1972 , when pres. Richard Nixon signed legislation designating the third Sunday of June as Fathers Day.
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