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Father's Day

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 17: Twenty-year-old Patrice Smith (L) hangs out on the steps of her home with 16-year-old Rashida Allen, the sister of Robert Allen, Patrice's friend and father to her 9-month-old baby June 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Nineteen-year-old Robert Allen was shot and killed outside the home on June 13, just days before his 20th birthday and Father's Day. Eight people were killed and at least 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the Fathers Day weekend.

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About Father's Day

Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, and special dinners to fathers and family-oriented activities. In 2008, it is celebrated on June 15 in most countries. It originated in Spokane, Washington. In 2009, it will be celebrated on June 21 in most countries.

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