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Article: Special gifts for Father's Day.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2003
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Byline: Kathy Antoniotti
Sometimes, I think the best gift you can give your dad on Father's Day is the promise of a day filled with peace and quiet. Do things you know will please him, like helping with chores and resolving not to bicker with your siblings. The day should be his to do as he pleases, even if it includes a morning round of golf.
Father's Day got its start almost a century ago in Spokane, Wash., when Sonora Smart Dodd decided that fathers like hers, a widower who raised six children alone, deserved a special day of recognition. She drew up a petition to adopt the holiday and planned the first celebration for June 19, 1910, after the Spokane ...
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