Father's Day (United States) men's gift-oriented industries." A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in 1913. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak in a Father's Day celebration and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized. US President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress. In 1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for
National Aviation Day buildings and installations to fly the US flag on that day, and may encourage citizens to observe the day with activities that promote interest in aviation. In 2014 No Sleep Records commemorated the holiday by releasing Aviator's debut LP "Head In The Clouds, Hands In The Dirt" , and in the same year Rockstar Games commemorated the holiday by releasing aviation themed downloadable content for "Grand Theft Auto V". National Aviation Day The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of aviation. The holiday was established in 1939 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt,