Who had the idea of father's day, why in June?

Answer 1

The history of Father's Day goes like, in 1909 , Spokane, Washington, Sonora Smart Dodd was listening to a Mother's Day sermon. The lecture inspired her to have a special day dedicated to her father, William Jackson Smart, who had brought her up and her siblings single-handedly after their mother died. She could realize the greatness of her father and wanted to let him know how deeply she was touched by his sacrifices, courage, selflessness and love. She held the first Father's Day celebration on 19th of June 1910, on the birthday of her father. The idea soon caught on and in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day on the petition sent to him by Dodd on the acceptance of fatherhood. In 1926, a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City.

However, it was thirty years later that a Joint Resolution of Congress gave recognition to Father's Day. Another 16 years passed before President Richard Nixon established the third Sunday of June as a permanent national observance day of Father's Day in 1972 in the honor of all good fathers that contribute as much to the family as a mother, in their own ways. Even before Dodd came into the picture, Dr. Robert Webb of West Virginia is believed to have conducted the first Father's Day service in 1908 at the Central Church of Fairmont. However, it was the colossal efforts of Dodd, the devoted daughter of the Civil War veteran who refused to remarry for the sake of his six children and took upon himself all the duties, love and care of a mother, that eventually led it to a national observance.

So after all of that - you could say Congress/The President decided to go with June when he signed into law.

Answer 2

United States
In the United States, the driving force behind the establishment of the celebration of Father's Day was Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd, born in Creston, Washington. Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, as a single parent raised his six children in Spokane, Washington. She was inspired by Anna Jarvis's efforts to establish Mother's Day. Although she initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her father's death, she did not provide the organizers with enough time to make arrangements, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. The first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane.

Answer 3

The first widely promoted Father's Day celebration was held in Spokane, Washington on this day, June 19, 1910 (a celebration's Day had been observed in Fairmont, West Virginia two years earlier). Sonora Louise Smart (Mrs. John Bruce) Dodd envisioned the event as focused in special religious services and involving small gifts as well as loving greetings from children to their fathers. She brought up the matter with her pastor and he communicated the idea to the local pastor's association. The mayor of the city and the governor of the state endorsed her concept and issued proclamations in support. Even the famed politician William Jennings Bryan weighed in with words of support. The third Sunday in June was eventually established as the date of the celebration by President Johnson in 1966, but not made official until 1972 under President Nixon.

Answer 4

It's just a spinoff of Mother's day. Have to be fair, and all. Mother's day is (first?) Sunday in May. Was invented in the 30's by a woman to honor her mother. Logically follows Father's day will spin off. There's a Grandparent's day too now.

Answer 5

I dont know but it makes things easy for me.. my dad's birthday is the 17th of june you see so i can just get one present instead of having to think of two :p

Answer 6

Sonora Louise Smart - to celebrate her dad's birthday
which was in june and then everyone decided to go along with it

Answer 7

I had to look this one up. A girl named Sonora Dodd. 1909.

Answer 8

Because summer at the river is the best.

Answer 9

because Hallmark thinks it's good business to distribute the holidays throughout the year.

Answer 10

Someone who was jealous of Mother's day in May! ; )