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Father's Day， contrary to popular misconception， was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. In fact when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards!

Mrs. John B. Dodd， of Washington， first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father， William Smart. William Smart， a Civil War veteran， was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

The first Father's Day was observed on June 19， 1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.

Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father， but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers， uncles， grandfathers， and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.

父亲节与普遍的误解，而设立的节日，并不是为了帮助贺卡制作厂商销售更多贺卡。事实上，当一个“父亲节”首次提出并没有父亲节贺卡!

约翰夫人多德，华盛顿，第一个提出“父亲节”1909。多德夫人希望能用一个特殊的日子来纪念她的父亲，威廉·斯马特。威廉聪明，内战老兵，寡居时，他的妻子(多德夫人的母亲)在分娩时死亡与他们的第六个孩子。先生抚养新生的孩子及其他五个孩子自己在华盛顿州的一个农场。这是多德夫人成年之后，她意识到她父亲的力量和无私显示了在抚养孩子作为一个单身母亲。

庆祝了第一个父亲节于1910年6月19日在华盛顿州的斯波坎。大约在同一时间在各城镇和城市在美国的其他人也开始庆祝“父亲节”。1924加尔文总统库利奇支持这一想法的国家的父亲节。最后在1966任总统林顿·约翰逊签署总统公告，宣布每年六月的第三个星期日是父亲节。

父亲节已经变成了一个不仅尊敬你的父亲，但作为一个长者的男人。继父，伯父，祖父，和所有的成年男性朋友都是父亲节。