UK & US Fathers Day

Father's Day Facts & Quotes

• In 1966, US President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.  It became a permanent holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon proclaimed that the third Sunday in June would remain Father's Day.
• Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd first came up with the idea for Father's Day after hearing a Mother's Day sermon in church.  She was raised by her father and wanted to honor him.
• In 2014, 4% of all U.S. children lived only with their fathers.
• It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. - Pope John XXIII
• When one has not had a good father, one must create one. - Frederich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Father's Day Top Events and Things to Do

• Attend a Baseball game.  Father's day occurs in the midst of US Baseball season.
• Arrange a BBQ and invite all of the fathers in your family.
• Spend the day with Dad doing one of his favorite activities: fishing, golfing, hiking.
• Complete one of dad's chores or projects as a surprise. If it's something you don't know how to do, offer to help and learn.
• Take the President's Fatherhood's  Pledge.

Father's Day References and Related Sites