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| LIFE IN SOLERA | JUNE 2023 | 15 The woman given credit for creating Father's Day was Sonora Smart Dodd, who grew up in Spokane, Washington. She was one of six children raised single- handedly by her widowed, Civil War veteran father on a farm. While listening to a Mother's Day sermon at her church in 1909, Dodd was inspired to create a special day to honor her father as well as others. She held the first Father's Day celebration on June 19, 1910, her father's birthday. The idea caught on, and in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported a petition Dodd sent to him about a national Father's Day. A National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City in 1926. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Yet it wasn't until 1972, after Mother's Day had been in full swing for more than 50 years, that President Richard Nixon established Father's Day as a national holiday to be observed on the third Sunday in June in honor of all good fathers. Half of the cards sent on Father's Day are from sons and daughters, and wives purchase 20 percent of Father's Day cards for their husbands. The remaining 30 percent of Father's Day cards go to grandfathers, sons, brothers, uncles, and other special men. While ties are still the most familiar and commonplace Father's Day gift, dads might also appreciate a new shirt, sweater, or tools and a toolbox. Fishing rods and golf clubs also make popular Father's Day gifts, and ones that can be shared on family outings. Dad might also like that best-selling novel, biography, or book about his favorite sport or hobby. How do most dads celebrate Father's Day? Well, they don't get breakfast in bed as often as mom does; more than 68 million Americans held barbecues on Father's Day last year. History.com Some of Dad's best one-liners… • What did the drummer call his twin daughters? Anna One. Anna Two. • Why did the whale blush? It saw the ocean's bottom. • When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent. • What do clouds wear? Thunderwear. • Why do dads feel the need to tell such bad jokes? They just want to help you become a groan-up. • Did you hear the joke about the pop fly? Forget it. It's way over your head. • What kind of shoes does a lazy person wear? Loafers. • What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick. ~ Submitted by e Solera Ghostwriters This & That Happy Father's Day!