Sunday, June 19, 2022

Oh, what a day...

 Happy Fathers' Day to all of my friends out there who happen to be fathers and, in many cases, grandfathers.  I thought it might interest you to know (thank you Trivia Calendar) that Washington (the state not the DC) was the first state to celebrate a state-wide Fathers' Day.  The year was 1910 and a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd led the movement to establish the state-wide celebration.  I thought that was interesting and I think my west coast brother will appreciate it since that's where he lives.  I was more interested, and surprised to learn that it didn't become a national holiday until 1972.  Thank you Tricky Dicky.  So then I was curious to see how that compared to Mothers' Day.  It turns out that Mothers' Day in the USA was created in 1908 and became a National Holiday in 1914.  So we win, although we didn't get the vote until 1920.  So was it a win or a consolation prize?  Any way, Happy Fathers' Day again to all you wonderful dads out there.

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