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Presidents Day or 'Washington's Birthday,' as the government calls it, celebrates both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Here's what day it's on.
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 ...
Is Presidents Day on George Washington's birthday? Americans began celebrating former President George Washington's birthday shortly after his death in 1799. Washington's birthday became a federal ...
Why was Presidents’ Day moved to Monday? Presidents’ Day became a federal holiday under President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1879 and was originally observed on Washington’s actual birthday each ...
Washington's Birthday: 1879 Honors George Washington, Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army, and the first U.S. president, who was born on February 22, 1732. In 1968, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act shifted the date of the commemoration from February 22 to the third Monday in February, meaning the observed holiday never falls on ...
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.
February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – The federal holiday Washington's Birthday is recognized as "George Washington Day". October 8–14 (2nd Monday) – The federal holiday Columbus Day is recognized as "Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day", which honors the final victory at the Siege of Yorktown in the Revolutionary War.
Presidents Day, also known as "Washington's Birthday," is a celebration of the country's first president, George Washington. This year it falls on Monday, Feb. 19.