Fact of the Week: June 15, 2014

In the 1920's and 1930's a movement to combine both Father's day and Mother's day into a Parent's day arose. However due to the Depression and later on an increased in commercial marketing to buy presents on these two events, momentum for Parent's day dwindled. Although in 1994 congress passed a national Parent's Day that occurs on the fourth Sunday of July. 

Cite: 

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/fathers-day

http://www.parentsday.com/about.html#side-tab3