Fun Father's Day Trivia!
Father's Day always falls on the third Sunday in June.
Father's Day originated in America. The first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington USA. The idea of Father's Day came from a Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd in honor of her father who was a civil war veteran.
Father's Day was supported by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day with a presidential proclamation. In 1972, President Richard Nixon established Father's Day as a permanent holiday.
The Romans honored their dead fathers, every February.
The necktie is the most common and famous Father's Day gift.
Official Flower: Rose - wear red for living father and white for deceased father.
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