This year in the United States, Monday, Feb. 15 is celebrated as Washington’s Birthday, a federal holiday. George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born on February 22, 1732.
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971 moved all federal holidays to Monday so federal worker could enjoy more three-day weekends. Washington’s Birthday always falls on the third Monday in February, which can be anywhere from the 15th to the 21st, inclusive.
Some refer to the holiday as Presidents’ Day and use this day to remember all the presidents.
Happy Washington’s Birthday/President’s Day. For those in the U.S., I hope you have a day off.
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Interesting, I’ve only ever heard it called Presidents Day. Nice to know the history behind it, definitely best as a Monday and a three day weekend!
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Everyone calls it Presidents Day. It seems the federal government has never formally declared it so.
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i could do with a day off!
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We were at Mt. Rushmore two years ago. I was trying to upload a photo I took from an unusual side angle. It is only of Washington’s face, but I can’t get it to work here.
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no day off for me, but I can’t complain… 🙂
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You professors have days off every week. 😎
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it’s a tough life… 🙂
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I think I live a block from that statue! Used to pass it every morning on my way to work but haven’t made it to the museum yet.
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New York City has a lot of interesting history to explore. Hope you get the chance.
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Didn’t know that important detail. Maybe we should celebrate both days to cover all bases. 😊 Thanks for the info.
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The new system that was followed in 1752 was the Gregorian Calendar. Left out that important detail.
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At the time that George Washington was born, England was following the Julian Calendar.. However, that system was not adopted in England and its colonies until 1752. So George’s actual birthday is February 11.
It was February 11th. So George Washington’s old birthday on February 11th jumped all the way to February 22nd. Although at first many colonial communities refused to go along with this, George Washington apparently took the change in stride and, from 1752 on, accepted February 22nd as his birthday. Small historical footnote.
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