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According to several sources, Father's Day was first proposed in 1910, by a married daughter of a man who had raised his children solo after his young wife died.
Whereas Mother's Day was adopted rather quickly after the holiday was first proposed, it took 62 years for Father's Day to become official.
President Richard Nixon recognized it in 1972.
The role of fathers in America has changed a bit during the ensuing 40 years.
Fathers had already been scolded by Dr. Spock, who urged them to be more lenient and understanding disciplinarians. The women's movement helped men understand that there is no natural boundary between fathers' and mothers' parenting roles.
Among a generation who cherished hipness, it quickly became passé to celebrate Father's Day by giving Dad a tie or a set of BBQ utensils.
Now, with men living longer, there are newly minted fathers in their 20s, their fathers, their fathers' fathers in their 60s - and easily a fourth generation of fathers beyond those.
With divorce and remarriage commonly leading to stepfathers and expanded and blended families and gay couples raising children, there are so many fathers to consider that making plans for a Father's Day gathering can be challenging.
Young fathers still tend to be focused on that discipline and character-shaping parenting thing. Just as they become comfortable with that job description, children leave home and create lives of their own.
But fathers still have a job to do, precisely because they are a link in a chain of living fathers. They continue to prepare a child for the future by modeling the behavior they hope their child will emulate.
That includes caring for, respecting and honoring those aging grandparents and great-grandparents.
That's a kind of multi-generational Father's Day gift. It's a gift fathers give themselves, but it's also one of the best gifts a father can give a child.