| Some say the origins of the first Fathers Day was in 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia when Grace Golden Clayton suggested a commemoration to her pastor after a deadly explosion nearby killed over 350 men. This commemoration is believed to have taken place at her church on July 5, 1908. A touching video ---> |
The second proposed origin occurred a year later in in Spokane, Washington. Sonora Smart Dodd after attending a Mother's Day service at church considered the selflessness and sacrifice of her father. William Smart An Father's Day celebration took place June 18, 1910.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge publicly showed his support in making a Father's Day holiday. A presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
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