Happy Father’s Day to Knoxville Dads and Dads all across America
The third Sunday in June is officially recognized as Father’s Day. It was conceived and first celebrated June 19th, 1910 by a young lady named Sonora Dodd in the state of Washington while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in church.
She wanted to have a special day to honor her single parent father for the selfless devotion he gave his family.
Apparently it took a little while to catch on. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day. But it did not become an official day of recognition until 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed a law which made it permanent.
Thanks to a forward thinking young lady in 1910 the third Sunday of each June is now an official “Father’s Day” to honor dads all over the United States.
I received my traditional Father’s Day call from both my daughters; Gretchen and Amanda. Both were brief because they each have their own families now and things to do but I look forward to the annual calls and cards.
Happy Father’s Day to dads all over