June 2024
What's Happening This Month Here's our calendar for you reference. There aren't any holidays in June. Culture Corner: Father's Day Father's Day was in by a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd. It started in Spokane, Washington in 1910. It started as a local holiday to compliment Mother's Day, but had very little success. Most people viewed it as an attempt by businesses to profit from its commercialization. However, trade groups associated with industries targeting men (like ties, clothing and pipes) put a lot of effort into making it a success. By the mid-1980s, men's related industries considered Father's Day like a second Christmas! In Japan, Father's Day was introduced by a man named Ito Kyoichi, who was a board member of the Japan's Men's Fashion Association. He was inspired by the American holiday and helped introduce it into Japanese society. Japanese department store and other major businesses all wanted to cash in on the ne...