父亲节的英语作文感恩父亲节

　　father‘sday，contrarytopopularmisconception，wasnotestablishedasaholidayinordertohelpgreetingcardmanufacturerssellmorecards。infactwhenafather‘sdaywasfirstproposedtherewerenofather‘sdaycards！
　　mrs。johnb。dodd，ofwashington，firstproposedtheideaofafather‘sdayin1909。mrs。doddwantedaspecialdaytohonorherfather，williamsmart。williamsmart，acivilwarveteran，waswidowedwhenhiswife（mrs。dodd‘smother）diedinchildbirthwiththeirsixthchild。mr。smartwaslefttoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonaruralfarmineasternwashingtonstate。itwasaftermrs。doddbecameanadultthatsherealizedthestrengthandselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent。
　　thefirstfather‘sdaywasobservedonjune19，1910inspokanewashington。ataboutthesametimeinvarioustownsandcitiesacrossamericanotherpeoplewerebeginningtocelebrateafather‘sday。in1924presidentcalvincoolidgesupportedtheideaofanationalfather‘sday。finallyin1966presidentlyndonjohnsonsignedapresidentialproclamationdeclaringthe3rdsundayofjuneasfather‘sday。
　　father‘sdayhasbecomeadaytonotonlyhonoryourfather，butallmenwhoactasafatherfigure。stepfathers，uncles，grandfathers，andadultmalefriendsareallhonoredonfather‘sday。