According to Wikipedia, “the first modern Father’s Day celebration was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia. It was first celebrated as a church service at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church.” The holiday was officially recognized in 1972, during the Nixon administration.

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