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Father’s Day Fun FactsFather’s

  • June 2025
  • By Sabal Springs

Father’s Day’s origin started in Spokane, Wash., by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910, and it was officially recognized as a national holiday by President Richard Nixon in 1972. The holiday is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.

Father’s Day is celebrated in many countries, often with different traditions and dates.

The word “dad” is believed to be derived from children’s early babbling, with the first recorded usage around 1500.