When is Father's Day 2024? Here's what to know about the holiday and who invented it

The day to celebrate that special man in your life is coming up: Father's Day.

Whether your dad loves to binge-watch reality TV shows with you or he just pays for your phone bill, this is the one day of the year that's just for him.

Did you know that Father's Day became a nationwide holiday in the United States about 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day official, even though it was first celebrated on June 19, 1910?

According to History.com, during the 1920s and 30s, there was even a movement to get rid of Mother's Day and Father's Day for a single holiday called Parent's Day instead. However, the Great Depression put a stop to combining and de-commercializing the holidays.

The website says that economists estimate that more than $1 billion is spent by Americans for Father's Day gifts. If you're looking to buy your dad that special watch he's been eyeing in time for the holiday, here's when Father's Day is in 2024.

When is Father’s Day 2024?

Father's Day is on June 16, 2024.

What day does Father’s Day fall on each year?

Father's Day always falls on the third Sunday in June.

Who invented Father’s Day?

The enthusiasm to celebrate Father's Day wasn't quite at the same level as that of Mother's Day according to History.com. That could potentially be attributed to fathers not having the same sentimental appeal as mothers have.

In Spokane, Washington, around 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd — a woman who was one of six children raised by a widower — attempted to create a holiday like Mother's Day for male parents. To garner support, Dodd visited churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and government officials. According to the website, she was successful as Washington was the first state to celebrate Father's Day on June 19, 1910.

In 1916, President Wilson honored Father's Day by using a telegraph to unfurl a flag in Spokane from Washington D.C. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge encouraged the observance of Father's Day from state governments.

Aside from the Great Depression leading to a push on promoting Father's Day, during World War II advertisers urged that celebrating Father's Day helped honor American troops and support the war effort, History.com states.

In 1972, during his reelection campaign, Richard Nixon made Father's Day an official federal holiday.

When is Mexican Father's Day, or Día del Padre?

Unlike Día de las Madres, this holiday is not held on the exact same date each year. Día del Padre is like Father's Day in the U.S. It's celebrated annually on the third Sunday of June, which is June 16 in 2024.

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