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Washington's Birthday, popularly known as Presidents' Day, is a national holiday in the United States of America celebrated on the third Monday of February. Previously George Washington's birthday was observed on February 22. By popular opinion the holiday also honors at least Abraham Lincoln and often other Presidents of the United States. Lincoln's birthday is February 12, and although it was never a federal holiday, many state and local governments who had observed a "Lincoln's Birthday" holiday have since abolished it in favor of a "common" holiday. Public celebrations for George Washington's birthday actually predate his term as president, in honor of his service during the American Revolutionary War.
Observance on the third Monday of February dates to the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968, which became effective in 1971. A draft of that bill called for a Presidents' Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln, but the final version only moved Washington's Birthday from the 22nd to the third Monday without changing its name. There is an urban legend that in 1971, President Richard Nixon issued a proclamation calling for a Presidents' Day on the third Monday to honor all U.S. presidents, but no evidence of this exists in his official papers. As of 2005, the federal government still refers to the holiday as "Washington's Birthday," while many state and local governments and private employers refer to it as "Presidents' Day." |
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