Happy Fathers Day!

Have you ever wondered how Father’s Day came about?   

On July 19, 1910, the governor of the state of Washington proclaimed the nation’s first “Father’s Day”.  They were the only state to do so at the time.  Many fathers did not care for the commercial aspect of this type of day which is part of the reason why it took 58 years after the proclamation of Mother’s Day for Father’s Day to become a federal holiday.  Father’s Day became a nationwide holiday when President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation making Father’s Day a federal holiday in 1972.