Feb. 22: Reinstate Washington's Birthday as a National Holiday — On His Real Birthday – News With Views

By observing Washington’s Birthday as a National Holiday on his actual birth date, Feb. 22, the focus of the nation was on Washington. However, all that changed in 1971. Congress — pressured by federal government bureaucrats and other employees and their unions  desiring another paid three-day holid

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