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The history of Father's Day

2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the first Father's Day celebration. According to our research, Father's Day was established in Spokane, USA by Sonora Louise Smart Dodd. Aged only 16 when her mother died in childbirth, Sonora and her siblings were brought up by their father, a Civil War veteran.

The story goes that while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909, Sonora had the inspiration to establish a day to honour fathers. Thanks to her tireless campaigning, the first Father's Day was celebrated the following year in Spokane on Sunday, 19 June 1910. Eventually Sonora's campaign led to Father's Day receiving official recognition.

Father's Day worldwide