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Americans Can’t Always Name That President

February 15, 2016

Americans celebrate Presidents Day, a federal holiday commemorating George Washington’s birthday, on the third Monday in February. The occasion used to be celebrated every February 22 — the actual date the first U.S. president was born — until 1971, when it was moved to create more three-day weekends for the country’s workers. These days many […]

Washington’s Birthday or Presidents’ Day–What’s In a Name?

February 16, 2015

The United States honors the country’s first president on the third Monday in February. The U.S. government gives federal workers a holiday – a paid day off. This year, the federal holiday the government calls George Washington’s Birthday falls on February 16. But George Washington was not born on February 16. He was born on […]

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