The idea for creating a day for children to honor their began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a 's Day sermon in 1909.
Having been raised by her , William Jackson Smart, after her died, Sonora wanted her to know how special he was to her. It was her that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his , a courageous, selfless, and loving . Sonora's was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of , 1910.
In 1926, a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City. Father's Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956. In 1972, Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the . So Father's Day was born in memory and gratitude by a who thought that her father and all good should be honored with a just like we honor our on Mother's Day.