All About Father's Day

All About FATHER'S DAY History 1910 1924 The person credited for inventing the concept of Father's Day is Mrs.Sonora Smart Dodd, in 1910, an American whose father had raised his six children single-highhandedly. The first American president to support the concept of Father's Day was President Calvin Coolidge. 1972 President Nixon made Father's Day a federal holiday 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation thať declared the third Sunday of June as Father's Day. 2015 Economists estimate that Americans spend more than $12.5 billion each year on Father's Day gifts. Many scholars claim the origins of Father's Day can bé traced to the ruins of Babylon. A boy called Elmesu carved a Father's Day message on a card made out of clay nearly 4,000 years ago. According to research from the National Řetail Federation Top Gifts Greeting Necktie Dinner Card Personal Leisure Item care Statistics 76% Americans plan to celebrate Father's Day in 2015 $116 Average spent on Dad on Father's Day 2015 Shop for Dad at Department Stores Shop for Dad online Shop for Dad at discount stores 36% 29% 25% There are more than 70 million fathers in the United States. More than 103 countries worldwide celebrate Father's Day Just as the carnations are regarded as the traditional flower of Mother's Day, the king of all flowers, the Rose, was selected as the official flower for Father's Day. Not all Dad's Happy Dodn't like their gifts (40%) Are forgotten by family (23%) Want to return their gifts (37%) Sources: http://www.fathersdaycelebration.com/fathers-day-flower.html http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/when-is-fathers-day http://festivals.iloveindia.com/fathers-day/facts.html http://www.fundivo.com/stats/fathers-day-statistics/ http://www.pmewswire.com/news-releases/survey-of-us-dads-reveals-32-percent-forgotten-on-fathers-day260907911.html Infographic brought to you by: aSample Online sample made easy