Today's Tidbit... Make Room for Daddy

Football borrowed many elements of its terminology from the military, but few would think that “Dad's Day” also originated in the military. Dad's Day came into relatively wide usage during WWI when many military camps held Dad's Days for fathers to visit their sons. Soldiers drafted into the National Army during WWI typically underwent their initial training at camps within their state or region, making it easy for some Dads to attend those events. Dad's Days also occurred in Europe, with soldie...