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The U.S. has celebrated Presidents Day for 145 years in honor of the nation's first president, George Washington. The day was initially established in 1879 to celebrate the birthday of Washington.
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American ...
Presidents Day was established in 1879 to celebrate the birthday of the nation's first president, George Washington, born on Feb. 22, 1732. Later, the holiday grew to honor 16th president Abraham ...
Here's when Presidents Day will be observed in 2024 and why we celebrate. Former President George Washington's birthday was celebrated by Americans soon after his death. When is Presidents Day 2024?
On May 26, 1918 National Council of Georgia declared national independence of Georgian people and creation of Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years (from 1801) 28 August Saint Mary's Day: მარიამობა: Mariamoba: 14 October Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (in Mtskheta)
[139] ^ President's Day, Good Friday (11am–3pm), Juneteenth Day (June 19), Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Partisan Primary Election Day, and General Election Day are listed as a state holiday in Wisconsin although state offices remain open. [170] [171]
This Monday is Presidents Day, a federal holiday when most major banks, non-essential federal and state services, and some K-12 schools will be closed.
A day that doesn't have a fixed day but has a fixed period, e.g. an observance based on days of the Gregorian calendar (e.g. National Grandparents Day, etc.), Christian calendar (Easter, Volkstrauertag, Advent, etc.), solstices, and equinoxes. For the purpose of this guideline, the term solar moving day is used for this type of moving day.