In celebration of Father's Day, here are some interesting tidbits of information:
The mother of Father's Day is Sonora Dodd. She wanted a special day to honor her father and on June 19th, 1910, the first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.
~ Red Buttons
In the 1930's, the Associated Men's Wear Retailers formed the National Father's Day Committee to promote the concept all over the United States and the world.
Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it.
~ Proverbs 22:6
The rose is the official flower of Father's Day. If you wear a red rose, that means that your father is living, a white rose means that he is deceased.
When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you.'
~ Jerry Lewis
In the 1930's, the Associated Men's Wear Retailers formed the National Father's Day Committee to promote the concept all over the United States and the world.
Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it.
~ Proverbs 22:6
Father's Day is the fourth largest card-giving holiday in the United States.
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant that I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
~ Author Unknown
Four different presidents were involved in getting the holiday where it is today - a national holiday celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.
~ Gloria Naylor
Happy Father's Day, Dad!
Have the BEST day ever!
~ Dorothy
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