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Of Columbia, but in 1885 it was expanded to the whole country. The holiday initially only applied to the District Senator Steven Wallace Dorsey of Arkansas was the first to propose the measure, and in 1879 President Rutherford B. Washington’s Birthday was an unofficial observance for most of theġ800s, it was not until the late 1870s that it became a federal holiday. Presidents’ Day, which is always celebrated on the third Monday of the Their birthdays all come either too early or late to coincide with Harrison, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan_were born in February, but Four chief executives-George Washington, William Henry President's Day never falls on the actual birthday of any American Was venerated as the most important figure in American history, andĮvents like the 1832 centennial of his birth and the start ofĬonstruction of the Washington Monument in 1848 were cause for national George Washington’s death in 1799, his February 22 birthday became a The story of Presidents’ Day date begins in 1800. Presidents’ Day: Origin as Washington’s Birthday Presidents’ Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. Honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures,

While several states still have individual holidays Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the Traditionally celebrated on FebruaryĢ2-Washington’s actual day of birth-the holiday became popularly knownĪs Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday”īy the federal government. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday inįebruary.