Talk:Father's Day (United States)

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Page Contradictions: “Father’s Day (United States)” vs “Father’s Day”

The page “Father's Day (United States)” and the page "Father's Day" have conflicting statements regarding the history of “Father’s Day” in the United States. The page “Father’s Day (United States)” says that it was "first proposed by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington in 1909”, and references USA.gov "https://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Fathers-Day.shtml”. The page points to a 404 Error Page Not Found”, but the archived page is available at http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Fathers-Day.shtml The page “Father’s Day” (sub-section 1.2: "In the United States > Beginnings”) claims that "the first observance of a "Father's Day" was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church.” and references "Myers, 1972, p. 185”. This contradiction demands that 1 of these 2 pages be modified to reflect the most accurate information; does anyone have anything to add, and which source should be accepted? Chimchongchiggedydo (talk) 01:04, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Father's Day is an observance not a holiday

The US has only 11 true holidays New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day) Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day (4th of July) Labor Day "Columbus Day" (also observed as Indigenous Peoples Day) Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

We need to call the other days what they are - observances.

Father's Day Date Change?

Since Juneteenth may fall on the third Sunday of June, maybe Father's Day in the US should be changed to the second Sunday of June. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LukeyBear11 (talk • contribs)

I don’t think Wikipedia gets to decide that. St Anselm (talk) 04:32, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]