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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.
Presidents’ Day, in the United States, holiday (third Monday in February) popularly recognized as honoring George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The day is sometimes understood as a celebration of the birthdays and lives of all U.S. presidents.
The federal holiday on the third Monday of February is called Washington’s Birthday, while several US states celebrate it as “Presidents’ Day” (spellings vary). The holiday creates a long weekend. Mount Rushmore in South Dakota shows four US presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln. ©iStockphoto.com/Richard McMillin.
Presidents Day (Monday, Feb. 21) is a federal holiday. Government offices and banks will be closed. Mail won't be delivered, but Fedex and UPS will.
1952 – The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free". 1952 – The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
This year, Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 19. The holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of every February because of a bill signed into law in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Presidents' Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February; Presidents' Day 2024 will occur on February 19.
Presidents’ Day is observed annually on the third Monday in February. It is a federal holiday in the United States that was originally established in 1879 to commemorate the birthday of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Regardless of what you call it, the holiday honors all 45 presidents of the United States. You choose which ones you'd like to celebrate and how.
Presidents' Day for the year 2022 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, February 21st. President's Day, also known as Washington's Birthday, is on the third Monday of February each year and is a federal holiday in the United States.