Father's Day 2004

Father's Day is on June 20, 2004. It may seem early to be thinking about Father's Day, but why wait until the last minute, scramble for a gift and then make yourself nuts paying a pretty penny for overnight delivery?

Didn't you just do that with Mom?

We've put together a list of ideas for Father's Day gifts that can be ordered TODAY... stop the insanity of last minute gift buying. ;)

Father's Day Facts
The idea of Father?s Day originated with Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while listening to a Mother?s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who raised his six children by himself on a farm. June was chosen for the first Father's Day celebration... because it was the month of William Smart?s birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father?s Day. It has been celebrated annually since 1971."

Resources:

• Fathers Day Gifts at Shopping Brains
• Dad Data from the US Census Bureau