Created in1908 in the United States, Father's Day was originally invented to celebrate fathers after a deadly mine explosion in West Virginia, says Wikipedia.org. It was modeled after Mother's Day, which was made a national holiday in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson. Father's Day finally became a national holiday in 1966 when it was also defined as the third Sunday in June. The original intent was not as a commercial holiday where you have to spend almost $100 on dad . Here are a few ways to celebrate "father" on father's day rather than just by giving more stuff.