Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. When “father's day “ was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards.
Mrs. John B Dobb, of Washington state, in 1909 first proposed the idea of a “father's day” . Mrs. Dobb wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dobb's mother) died id childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dobb became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and city's across America other people were beginning to celebrate a Father's Day.
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported a national Father's Day. It took till 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.........
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