It’s President’s Day and while banks and federal offices are closed for most working folks it’s business as usual. President’s Day was originally started to honor President George Washington and was celebrated on the presidents birthday Feb 22. President Abraham Lincoln’s birtyhday Feb 12 was a state holdiay; in the late 1960’s in an effort to create more 3 day weekends, Congress proposed The Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which included a provision to combine the birthday celebrations of Washington and Lincoln and name it President’s Day. While The Uniform Monday Holiday Act was approved the provision wasn’t, but it was commonly thought President’s Day was intednded to honor both men since it’s celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February, almost exactly midway between their birthdays. Today’s common belief is President’s Day celebrates all men who’ve held the office of President Of The United States.
