BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Happy Father's Day to all the Dads\, Step-Dads\, Grandads\, and all the others who are fathers to our wonderful children. Father’s Day\ , in the United States\, is a holiday celebrated on the third Sunday in Ju ne to honor fathers. Credit for originating the holiday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane\, Washington\, whose father\, a Civil War veteran\, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in chi ldbirth. She is said to have had the idea in 1909 while listening to a ser mon on Mother’s Day\, which at the time was becoming established as a ho liday. Local religious leaders supported the idea\, and the first Father ’s Day was celebrated on June 19\, 1910\, the month of the birthday of D odd’s father. In 1924 U.S. Pres. Calvin Coolidge gave his support to the observance\, and in 1966 Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson issued a proclamation th at recognized the day. It became a national holiday in 1972\, when Pres. R ichard Nixon signed legislation designating the third Sunday of June as Fa ther’s Day. Although it was originally largely a religious holiday\, Fat her’s Day has been commercialized with the sending of greeting cards and the giving of gifts. Some observe the custom of wearing a red rose to ind icate that one’s father is living or a white rose to indicate that he is deceased. Other males—for example\, grandfathers or uncles who have ass umed parenting roles—are often also honored on the day.  DTEND:20250615T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260516T233948Z DTSTART:20250615T040000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:HAPPY FATHER'S DAY UID:627d216f-26a5-47df-a349-1f29d9152b24 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Happy Father'\;s Day to all the Dads\, S tep-Dads\, Grandads\, and all the others who are fathers to our wonderful children.

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Father&rsquo\;s Day\, in the United States\, is a holi day celebrated on the third Sunday in June to honor fathers. Credit for or iginating the holiday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane\, Washington\, whose father\, a Civil War veteran\, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. She is said to have had t he idea in 1909 while listening to a sermon on Mother&rsquo\;s Day\, which at the time was becoming established as a holiday. Local religious leader s supported the idea\, and the first Father&rsquo\;s Day was celebrated on June 19\, 1910\, the month of the birthday of Dodd&rsquo\;s father. In 19 24 U.S. Pres. Calvin Coolidge gave his support to the observance\, and in 1966 Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson issued a proclamation that recognized the day . It became a national holiday in 1972\, when Pres. Richard Nixon signed l egislation designating the third Sunday of June as Father&rsquo\;s Day.

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Although it was originally largely a religious holiday\, Father&rs quo\;s Day has been commercialized with the sending of greeting cards and the giving of gifts. Some observe the custom of wearing a red rose to indi cate that one&rsquo\;s father is living or a white rose to indicate that h e is deceased. Other males&mdash\;for example\, grandfathers or uncles who have assumed parenting roles&mdash\;are often also honored on the day.&nb sp\;

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