badbobby Loc: texas

This year, Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 17, so get ready to treat your dad with some terrific treats and family time. But Father's Day wasn't always on the third Sunday of June, so how did it get its start?

The idea of Father’s Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm after his wife died during childbirth.

Dodd encouraged local churches to celebrate the day, and she was so successful that Spokane’s mayor proclaimed the first Father's Day on June 19, 1910, according to the Library of Congress. Dodd chose June because it was her father's birth month. [Doting Dads: 6 of History's Finest Fathers]

However, it took a while for the rest of the nation to follow suit. President Woodrow Wilson, who signed a proclamation for Mother's Day in 1916, said he approved of Father's Day, but he never signed a proclamation for it.

President Calvin Coolidge took it a step further in 1924, when he made a national event to "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations," according to the Library of Congress. But Father's Day didn't become official until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson issued the first p**********l proclamation designated to honor fathers on the third Sunday of June.

Father’s Day has been celebrated annually since 1972, when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.

Radiance3

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Happy Father's Day to all fathers, and grandpas. They all deserve the merits of fatherhood.

Fathers worked hard supporting their families. They sacrificed and fought in wars for us.

Fathers trained their kids to study, learn, and work hard. Fathers taught their kids personal responsibilities. Fathers helped their kids become strong and brave to face challenges in life. Fathers taught their kids patriotism, and love for others. These responsibilities are also shared by the mothers of the children. That is why being married with children is one of the most fulfilling careers of life. May God bless them.

And to those who did not have children, it is not their fault. May God bless them too. Most of you fought or served our country well. Thank you.

bahmer

Thank you for that BB and I hope that your fathers day and those of other fathers was truly a happy and inspiring day for you all.