Let’s Hear it for the Dads
Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, organized the first Father's Day celebration on June 19, 1909 - her own father's birthday. The day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972. Today, Father’s Day is a celebrated all over the world on the third Sunday every June. (USA.gov) Originally the household provider, [...]