• History Of Father's Day - Sonora Smart Dodd

  Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 25, 2025 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  1 John 4:19, Romans 8:38-39, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 12:10-11, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:21  (view more)  (view less)

  Tags:  Love, Father's Day, Celebrate, Fathers, Remembrence  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Anglican

Indeed ... It is Father's Day, ... and the very first national celebration ... of this day .... was on June 19, 1924, ... via a proclamation ... of President Calvin Coolidge.

But it all came about ... due to the efforts of a woman named ... "Sonora" Smart Dodd.

Sonora was sitting in church in 1909 ... listening to a Mother's Day sermon .... when the idea of Father's Day ... first came to mind.

Having been raised by her father, ... after her mother's death, .... Sonora wanted her father to know ... how special he was ... to her.

For all his sacrifices .... for being, .... in her eyes, so courageous, ... so self-less, ... and so loving.

Through her efforts, ... in 1924 .... President Coolidge ... designated the 3rd Sunday of June ... as "Father's Day."

And our nation has been celebrating it ... ever since.