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Last Word: The History of Father's Day

SUSIE GHARIB: And finally, Sunday is Father's Day, and it might surprise you to find out how the observance evolved. It was the idea of a woman in Spokane, Washington, as she listened to a Mother's Day sermon back in 1909. Sonora Dodd wanted a day to honor her father, William Smart, a civil-war veteran with six children. So June 19, 1910 was chosen for the first Father's Day in Spokane, because William Smart was born in June. Eventually, President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day nationwide. And then in 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the law that made it permanent. Hallmark estimates 102 million Father's Day cards will be given this year and Paul I`m sure a lot of ties will go with them.

KANGAS: And don't forget those pairs of socks.