Father's Day was first celebrated in 1909. Mrs Sonora Smart Dodd, a woman whose father, William Smart, had brought her and her five brothers and sister up single handedly, wanted to make an occasion to celebrate all that her father meant to her.
The story goes that she decided to institute a "Fathers Day" after hearing a Mother's Day sermon.
The very first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19th 1910. In 1924, it won the support of US President Calvin Coolidge.
Father's Day is now celebrated as a national holiday in the USA and is observed around the world.
If you're wondering what date Father's Day is this year, Father's Day 2008 is on 15th June.
The date of Father's Day is always the 3rd Sunday of June
If you're stuck for fathers day gifts, why not consider:-
Personalized Fathers Day Gifts By Ken Marlborough
Like all celebrations in honor of relatives, Father's Day is a very personal and private celebration. Therefore, personalized gifts are one of the best ways to add a personal touch to the time-revered concept of showing love and respect to one's father.
Various personalized gifts are available for Father's Day. Some of the most common are personalized photo frames, accompanied with a picture of the children and/or a Father's Day poem. Also, one can get a compilation of favorite poems and literature, a novel or any other books, and give them.
One can also give various male accessories after embossing them with a personalized message or the father’s name. These gifts include cigarette cases and wallets. A monogrammed watch is also a good bet for a Father's Day personalized gift. Other accessories like cuff links, night suits and handkerchiefs can also be given after having them monogrammed with personal messages or names.
Traveling dads will be happy to receive gifts like torches, traveling bags, or traveling shaving kits with special messages or names carefully embossed on them. Hand-made cards with special messages, chocolates or other surprises also help in reminding dad of the special times you had together. Various handwritten cards offer special messages to be written on the cards.
For the golf lovers, there are various monogrammed golf accessories like golf balls, horseshoe sets and bocce sets.
Gift baskets are another great idea for personalized gifts on Father's Day. Make a collection of things your father likes and put them together into a gift basket.
Fathers Day provides detailed information on Father's Day, Father's Day Cards, Father's Day Crafts, Father's Day Gift Baskets and more. Fathers Day is affiliated with Mother's Day.
Poems about Fathers are rare but we have hunted down some poems about dads for you - you can find them at Poem4Today
maybe you might like to share these poem with your dad, to write it in a Father's Day card .
It is our hope that this short collection of father's day poems will be just one way in which we will continue to celebrate the importance that a father has in the lives of his children.