Father's Day 2024: Date And History

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11 June 2024

For every child, their dad is their superhero. He is a saviour who never asks for a favour in return


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You can make a variety of plans to make the day a memorable one


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There is no specific date for the Father's Day celebration. Most countries mark on the third Sunday of June


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This year, it will be celebrated falls on June 16 


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The day was a one-time commemoration in 1908 after a mining mishap in West Virginia's Fairmount took the lives of 362 men


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 Later, in 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by a widower, wanted to establish a day specific for male parents, similar to Mother's Day


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Her idea was successful as the local church, the shopkeepers, the YMCA and government officials came to support her


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With this, the first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910


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Eventually, the holiday spread across the United States and is now observed globally on the third Sunday of June


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