2019年父亲节的初中英语作文 fathersday,contrarytopopularmisconception,wasnotestablishedasaholidayinordertohelpgreetingcardmanufacturerssellmorecards.infactwhenafathersdaywasfirstproposedtherewerenofathersdaycards! mrs.johnb.dodd,ofwashington,firstproposedtheideaofafathersdayin1909.mrs.doddwantedaspecialdaytohonorherfather,williamsmart.williamsmart,acivilwarveteran,waswidowedwhenhiswife(mrs.doddsmother)diedinchildbirthwiththeirsixthchild.mr.smartwaslefttoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonaruralfarmineasternwashingtonstate.itwasaftermrs.doddbecameanadultthatsherealizedthestrengthandselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent. thefirstfathersdaywasobservedonjune19,1910inspokanewashington.ataboutthesametimeinvarioustownsandcitiesacrossamericanotherpeoplewerebeginningtocelebrateafathersday.in1924presidentcalvincoolidgesupportedtheideaofanationalfathersday.finallyin1966presidentlyndonjohnsonsignedapresidentialproclamationdeclaringthe3rdsundayofjuneasfathersday. fathersdayhasbeeadaytonotonlyhonoryourfather,butallmenwhoactasafatherfigure.stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,andadultmalefriendsareallhonoredonfathersday.