Jamaica Gleaner Lifestyle published: Tuesday | June 14, 2005
Honouring dear ol' DAD - HISTORY OF FATHER'S DAY
HISTORY OF FATHER'S DAY - THE ORIGIN of Father's Day is not clear. Some people believe that it began with a church service in West Virginia, United States, in 1908. Others say the first Father's Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.
TIES ARE the most common presents given on Father's Day.In the United States people spend more than $1 billion each year to buy a staggering 100 million ties.