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人们在庆祝母亲节的同时，并没有忘记父亲的功绩。据说第一个提出这个建议的是华盛顿的约翰·布鲁斯·多德夫人。多德夫人的母亲早亡，其父独自一人承担起抚养教育孩子的重任。多德夫人感念父亲养育之恩以及所有的父亲对家庭和社会的贡献，建议把六月的第三个星期日定为父亲节。

With new concepts coming into our daily lives， foreign celebrations like Christmas Day in December， Valentines Day for lovers in February， and Mothers Day in May are gradually being observed by us. What did you do for your father on the third Sunday of June？

Sonora Dodd， of Washington， first had the idea for a“Fathers Day”. She thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909.

Sonora wanted a special day to honour her father， William Smart. Smart， who was a Civil War veteran（老兵）， was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State.

After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father who made all the parental sacrifices and was， in the eyes of his daughter， a courageous， selfless， and loving man. Sonoras father was born in June， so she chose to hold the first Fathers Day celebration in Spokane， Washington on the 19th of June， 1910.

President Calvin Coolidge， in 1924，supported the idea of a national Fathers Day.Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential document declaring the Sunday of June as Fathers Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.

Fathers Day is a day of commemoration（紀念） and celebration for fathers. It is a day to honor not only your father， but all men who have acted as a father figure in your life—whether as stepfathers， uncles， grandfathers， or “Big Brothers”. It is a time of burnt toast and breakfast in bed， family gatherings， crayon（蜡笔） scribbled （涂写） “I Love You” and， of course， that lovely new tie！

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1. The reasons for Sonoras honoring her father on the day are as follows： （three reasons needed）

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2. When was Fathers Day officially recognized？

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