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Washington's Birthday
Yesterday was a Federal holiday named Washington's Birthday. The holiday was created in 1879. It was not President's Day and it never has been. Also, there has never been a Federal holiday to celebrate Lincoln's Birthday.
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Something wrong when the greatest American are not honored by their own special day
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To me yesterday was Washington's Birthday. When I lived and worked in the D.C. area in the mid to late 1960s the Washington's Birthday sales in the stores on F Street were incredible. I remember buying a formal coat and tails which fit me like it was tailored for me for $22. I gave it to a close friend my size who played in the National Symphony. He wore it at performances requiring such attire.
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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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Some state holidays are named President's Day, but not the Federal holiday. There is a lot of misinformation in the media about this subject. |
I'm okay with there being just one day a year to celebrate the birthday, deathday, wedding anniversary, bar mitzvah, mom's favorite boy's special dinner option day, or whatever else. The last thing we all need is ANOTHER paid day off for the government and banks, and ANOTHER reason to close schools and halt their education for another day, ALL for the celebration of a single individual.
I'd be okay with an Election Day becoming a Federal holiday. But no, not a day to celebrate any individual president. President's Day is a great idea. Federalize it, and ditch Washington and Lincoln and whoever else. And maybe they could add "Presidents of the United States" as a mandatory curriculum item in school history classes, the month before that day (whenever it is). |
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If Lincoln lost the war, there would still be the US, just smaller than today. |
Presidents Day
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If Lincoln had lost the war we wouldn’t presently be living in the US.
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George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar which moved Washington's birthday a year and 11 days to February 22, 1732.
From: George Washington's Birthday | National Archives. |
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President Clinton might have disagreed with your assertion that there is no Presidents' Day when in 2000 he issued a Presidential Proclamation Quote:
And our Federal government Presidents' Day | GovInfo has a webpage giving the history of Presidents' Day. It does explain that no Federal rule has given it that name but the common usage, everyone's calendar, and society have settled on assigning Presidents' Day to the 3rd Monday in February. Quote:
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