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Old 02-19-2025, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick Steeber View Post
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...
Wrong. Who is they? Only Congess can create a Federal holiday. They never created a Federal holiday named President's Day, and they never created a Federal holiday for Lincoln.