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Lincoln's Birthday is a public holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky. [1] Connecticut , [ 2 ] Illinois , [ 3 ] Indiana , [ 4 ] Michigan , [ 5 ] Ohio , [ 6 ] California , [ 7 ] Missouri , [ 8 ] and New York [ 9 ] observe the holiday.
Observed by Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and the US Virgin Islands. Lincoln's Birthday: 5 [30] Observed by Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and New York New Year's Eve: 4: Observed by Kentucky, Michigan, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Abraham Lincoln's birthday, February 12, was never a national holiday, but it was at one time observed by as many as 30 states. [1] In 1971, Presidents Day became a national holiday, combining Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays and replacing most states' celebration of his birthday. [ 35 ]
Washington's birthday became a federal holiday, observed on Feb. 22, in 1879. However, Washington was not born on Feb. 22. According to the Almanac , the former president was born on February 11 ...
Workers for the State of Illinois, Sangamon County, and courts get Lincoln's birthday and Presidents Day off.
By 1940, 24 states and the District of Columbia celebrated Lincoln's birthday but today only a handful of states still observe it as a state holiday. For most states, Lincoln's birthday is ...
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American ...
Abraham Lincoln (/ ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ən / LINK-ən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.