Presidents' Day
Abraham Lincoln
Presidents' Day, observed on the
third Monday of February, honors Lincoln,
Washington and all other past presidents of the United States of America. That means when you get elected, there's automatically
a holiday honoring you - no matter how good (or not so good) you are at the job. In 2007, President's Day falls on
February 19th.
President's Day - The Origin
Until 1971, both February 12th and February 22nd were observed as federal holidays to honor the birthdays of
Abraham Lincoln, who was born February 12th and
George Washington, born February 22nd. In 1971, President
Richard Nixon decided one
celebration would be enough and changed it so that both were celebrated on one federal holiday called Presidents' Day. This kinda sucks because it means only one day off school instead of two.
President's Day - Did U Know?
Looking at the US $1 bill you might think George Washington wore a wig, but he didn't. Still, he was a bit of a slave to fashion - he did put powder in his hair to make it white.
Before becoming president, Lincoln was the postmaster of New Salem, Illinois and usually carried letters in his hat.
Lincon received more than 10,000 death threats during his time as president. Lincoln was assassinated while hanging out with the public at the Ford Theatre on April 14, 1865.
To check out what Canadians celebrate on this day, Click Here.
Related Storis:
2004 US Elections
US Presidential Timeline
Black History Month
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