Have you ever wondered where Father's Day started? Well, woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dobb came up with the idea. She was listening to a Mother's Day service in 1909 and wanted to let her father know how special he was to her. See, she had been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother died. It was her father who had raised her, taken care of her and made all the sacrifices. To her he was the most loving and selfless person in her life and she wanted to honor him. William was born in June so she chose the first Father's Day celebration to take place in Spokane, Washingon on June 19th, 1910.
Later, the National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City in 1926. Father's Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956. In 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June.
So there you have it. Father's Day was started by a daughter who wanted to honor her father just like mothers are honored on Mother's Day.
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