PRESIDENT’S DAY—formerly known as Washington’s Birthday. Since the first president and the 16th president of the United States were both born in February it was difficult to have two celebrations ten days apart. Therefore, the combination of the two day resulted in one President’s Day.
George Washington, the first President of the United States was born February 22, 1732 and died December 14, 1799.
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 and died April 15, 1865.
Since this is a commemorative day, government offices generally are closed and schools are not in session
No comments:
Post a Comment