父亲节英语作文Father‘sDay

父亲节英语作文勺-Father Day父亲节英语作文-Fathers Dayfathers day,contrary topopular misconception,was notestablished asaholiday inorder tohelp greetingcard manufacturerssell morecards,infact whena fathers day wasfirst proposedthere wereno fathers daycards!mrs.john b.dodd,of Washington,first proposedthe ideaof afathersday in

1909.mrs.dodd wanteda specialday tohonor her father,williamsmart,william smart,a civilwar veteran,was widowedwhen hiswife mrs.dodds motherdied inchildbirth withtheir sixthchild,mr.smart wasleftto raisethe newbornand hisother fivechildren byhimself ona ruralfarmin easternWashington state,it was after mrs.dodd becamean adultthatshe realizedthe strengthand selflessnessherfatherhad shownin raisinghischildren asa singleparent.the firstfathersdaywas observedon june19,1910in spokaneWashington,at aboutthe sametime invarious townsand citiesacrossamerican otherpeople werebeginning tocelebrate afathersday.in1924president calvincoolidge supportedthe ideaof anational fathersday.finally in1966president lyndonjohnson signeda presidentialproclamationdeclaring the3rd sundayof juneas fathersday.fathersdayhas becomea dayto notonly honoryour father,but allmenwho actasafather figure,stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,and adultmalefriends areall honoredon fathersday.。