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Originally Posted by CigarMaster
I believe GW was born on the 22nd same as me, not the same year, I was a few years later. But since federal employees wanted a long weekend, it was moved to the Monday nearest his day which was renamed Pres Day to avoid confusion of his actual birthday. Which really just did create even more confusion, which is odd considering the government never creates confusion.
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You are correct Washington was born on Feb 22nd. Also Lincoln was born on February 12th. They combined the two Presidents birthdays to make it Presidents Day and set it for the Monday in between the two Presidents. Making it a Monday, so Federal employees could have a long weekend...