Father’s Day: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added details for Father's Day 2026. Jun 12, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC Bitesize - When is Father's Day and why do we celebrate it? Dec 13, 2025
Article revised and updated. Jun 10, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: United States Department of State - American English - Mother's Day and Father's Day (PDF). Dec 16, 2024
Add new Web site: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Father's Day: Third Sunday of June. Aug 08, 2023
Date of holiday added. Apr 19, 2022
Revised the discussion of when it was made a national holiday. Jun 03, 2020
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Enjoy Father's Day? Thank the woman who spent 62 years campaigning for it. Jun 21, 2019
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Father's Day Turns 100: How Did It Begin? Jun 21, 2019
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - All About Father's Day. Apr 13, 2017
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Father's Day Facts. Apr 13, 2017
Added new Web site: History.com - Father's Day. Apr 21, 2009
New article added. Oct 25, 2002
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