USA celebrating Presidents Day

Presidents Day is a federal holiday which, in the United States, is observed on the third Monday in February. The National Day Calendar reports that this day is set aside, by more and more of America’s population, to honor all of the past United States Presidents that have served our country. The origin of Presidents Day lay in the 1880s when the birthday of George Washington was celebrated as a federal holiday. In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved several federal holidays to Mondays. During the debate on the bill, it was proposed to have George Washington’s birthday be renamed Presidents Day to honor the birthdays of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington’s birthday is Feb. 22, and Lincoln’s birthday is Feb. 12. The National Day Calendar™ is the authoritative source for fun, unusual and unique National Days.