<P> Father 's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood , paternal bonds , and the influence of fathers in society . The tradition was said to be started from a memorial service held for a large group of men who died in a mining accident in Monongah , West Virginia in 1907 . It was first proposed by Sonora Dodd of Spokane , Washington in 1909 . It is currently celebrated in the United States annually on the third Sunday in June . </P>
<P> Father 's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood , paternal bonds , and the influence of fathers in society . The tradition was said to be started from a memorial service held for a large group of men who died in a mining accident in Monongah , West Virginia in 1907 . It was first proposed by Sonora Dodd of Spokane , Washington in 1909 . It is currently celebrated in the United States annually on the third Sunday in June . </P>
what event was honored at the first recorded fathers day in the us
what event was honored at the first recorded fathers day in the us
a memorial service held for a large group of men who died in a mining accident in Monongah , West Virginia in 1907
a memorial service held for a large group of men who died in a mining accident in Monongah , West Virginia in 1907