Father's Day, A Tribute To Fathers, Origin of Father's Day, Unique Gift Ideas For Dad, Father & Grandpa
Have you thought about what you are going to do to pay tribute to your father this coming Father's Day? Perhaps there is someone in your life who is not your biological father and yet, they are a father figure to you. Either way, you may want to share the following story with those you love for the coming tribute to fathers everywhere. Did you know that Father's Day began in 1909? That's right. Mrs. John B. Dodd of Washington thought up the idea as a unique way to honor her father, William Smart. Mr. Smart was a Civil War veteran. He was widowed when his wife died during the birth of their sixth child. Being left to raise the newborn and five other children by himself on a rural farm, William Smart did a great job of showing the love of a father to his children.
It was when Mrs. Dodd was an adult that she realized just how much her father had done as a single father. To honor him, she began her first official Father's Day. Interestingly, at about the same time in other areas of the country other folks were getting precisely the same idea about their fathers. Goes to show you when one person has a great idea others may be thinking the same great idea at the same time.
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge endorsed the idea of a national Father's Day. In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
And that's how Father's Day began! Patricia Twitchell is the proprietor of Just Bears and Stuff. Visit her at www.justbearandstuff.com.
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1 Comments:
Reading your father's day article got me to thinking actually. I have never met my biological father and although father's day has come and gone; I still think about him often. I know where he is and have sent him gift baskets from time to time. He never replies with a thank you or anything.
My real father, the one who actually raised me from the age 6 (I am now 23) is really the one I appreciate and will always consider my real father.
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