Father's Day at 100: How It Began, Why Dads Get Fewer Gifts
Find out why Father's Day is no Hallmark holiday, why Dad doesn't mind getting fewer gifts, and more.
(Father's Day Pictures: "Best" Animal Dads.)
Father's Day was only officially made a national holiday in the U.S. in 1972, when President Richard Nixon declared it to be the third Sunday of June. But the holiday actually traces its origins to early 20th-century Washington State.
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