Today we celebrate the birthdays of both President George Washington (Feb. 22) and President Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and it is a Federal holiday. Remember, banks, government offices, and post offices are closed today.
Washington's birthday holiday was implemented by an Act of Congress in 1879. On January 1, 1971, the federal holiday was changed to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and combined Washington and Lincoln's birthday holiday into one.
HAPPY PRESIDENTS' DAY!
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