6/21/26.
Today, June 21, 2026, is Father's Day and I would like to wish all fathers a blessed and glorious day. May your special day be even more than you expected. On this special day, you are being honored, and I wish that this honor will be extended for the rest of the year as well as all the years that follow. You are blessed if your father is still alive as well as being blessed if you are a father. Today is also the Summer Solstice which is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. From now until the Winter Solstice, the days will start getting shorter.
Father's Day was broadly inspired by Mother's Day. It was argued in the mid-twentieth century that mothers were no more important that fathers, and if a mother had a special day in recognition, then a father should also. At one time, it was being considered to eliminate Mother's Day and replace it with "Parent's Day" so that fathers could also be recognized. Finally, in June of 1966, as a request by Congress, President Lyndon Johnson declared June 19, 1966, would be the first official holiday in the United States to honor fathers. It was not until 1972 that Congress passed a joint resolution, after which President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation making Father's Day an official national holiday. Like Mother's Day, Father's Day is a National Federal Holiday that always falls on a Sunday. Thus, neither special days are one of the 11 National Federal Holidays where government workers and most other non-federal employees are given a day off with pay. There are no changes in banks and other businesses as they are normally closed on Sundays.
Thank you for looking and reading this material.
Happy Father's Day to all the amazing Dads out there, especially those reading this material.
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Navy.
I have just updated the class pages of RHS 1947 and 1949. Click on the following to view.
RHS Class of 1947.
RHS Class Of 1949.
Hope you enjoy.
I am currently posting pictures taken at the 2009 Rockport Days event and have many more to post. If you enjoy looking, please tune in weekly as I am trying to update this page on a weekly basis.......
Wishing you the best for the year, 2026..
see you.....
jerry
