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Father's Day

President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak at a Father's Day celebration

1916
Spokane, Washington, U.S.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak at a Father's Day celebration and he wanted to make it an officially recognized federal holiday, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized.


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