11 Fun Facts About Dad's Day
The first Father’s Day was in 1910 on June 19, coincidentally
the same day it falls this year. This is
a day that children honor their dads, typically with gifts and cards. In 1966,
President
Lyndon Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers. Six years later, Father’s Day was made a permanent national holiday, and set to be observed on the
third Sunday in June. To kick off your Father’s Day weekend, Above and Beyond Roofing has come up with some fun facts about this
holiday dedicated to dads!
1. According to the census, 70.1 million men are
fathers in the United States. Of those, about 2 million of them are single
fathers.
2. About $12.7 billion is spent on Father’s Day
annually.
3. Greeting card sales for this holiday is the
fourth highest, with over 74 million cards sold.
4. Wives buy about 20% of Father’s Day cards for
their husband annually.
6. There are over 200,000 stay-at-home dads
according to the U.S. census.
10. A necktie is the most common gift that is given
on Father’s Day.
11. Over 1/3 of Father’s Day cards are humorous.
Now that you have some fun facts about Father’s Day to get
you in the spirit, plan something special for Dad this weekend. This tradition
was started over 100 years ago to honor your father on this day each year. The best roofing company at the Lake of the Ozarks is here to remind you (if you are part of that 53%) to
pick up something nice for dad this weekend to show him you appreciate all he
does! Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!
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