The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official Father’s Day. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or made to feel special.
The start of Father’s Day is not clear. No matter when the first true Father’s Day began, the strongest promoter(促进者) of the holiday was Bruce John Dodd of Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had a great father. He once served in the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children alone.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd advised having a church service to thank fathers on June 5, her father’s birthday. That date was too soon for her to prepare the service, so she put it off a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, Washington State celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.
States and organizations began persuading Congress to start a Father’s Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea. And President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event in 1942. Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.
When children can’t visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Usually, fathers prefer greeting cards. Most greeting cards are funny. Fathers laugh when they open them.