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FILE - This file photo shows inventor Sonora Smart Dodd, founder of Father's Day, in a 1940s photo in Spokane, Wash. This June 20 marks the 100th anniversary of Father's Day. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, FILE) NO SALES; COEUR D'ALENE OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT

The idea of Father’s Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, Civil War vet William Smart, who was widowed and left to raise his six children. She also wanted to dispel the stereotype that all men were lazy, sleazy and drunk. (Associated Press/File)

The idea of Father’s Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, Civil War vet William Smart, who was widowed and left to raise his six children. She also wanted to dispel the stereotype that all men were lazy, sleazy and drunk. (Associated Press/File)

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