Father’s Day 2017 is Sunday June 18^th. The annual holiday where Americans celebrate the men who made them. You may love dear old dad, but how much do you actually know about the observance in his honor? Brush up on your Father’s Day background before the big Sunday barbecue.

Father’s Day officially began in 1910 in Spokane, Washington, where 27-year-old Sonora Dodd proposed it as a way to honor the man who raised her when her mom died in childbirth. Dodd was at a church service thinking about how grateful she was for her father when she had the idea for Father’s Day, which would mirror Mother’s Day but be celebrated in June — her dad’s birthday month.

Father’s Day didn’t gain national-event status until 1924 under President Calvin Coolidge. He said it would “establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children” and “impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.

Celebrate Father’s Day 2017 and let him know how much you love him this year with a treat from ABC Cake Shop & Bakery! Browse some of our Father’s Day cakes, cupcakes and cookies here or call us today to order (505) 255-5080