JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Did you know that Father’s Day🎉 has an interesting history?
The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. It was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd, who wanted to honor her father, a widower raising six children.
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Unlike Mother’s Day, which became a commercial holiday in 1908, Father’s Day took longer to gain widespread recognition. In 1972, it finally became a nationwide holiday in the United States.
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