Presidents Day 2021: Why Aren t We Celebrating Washington s Birthday On His Actual Birthday?
02/15/21 AT 7:20 AM US President Donald Trump will preside over a night of fireworks on July 3, 2020 the eve of the July 4th holiday at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota Photo: AFP / Kerem Yucel
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Presidents Day is officially called Washington s Birthday and is celebrated on the third Monday of every February
Washington s Birthday became popularly known as Presidents Day after it was moved as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act
The act required federal holidays to be moved from specific dates to a series of predetermined Mondays
Abraham Lincoln s 212th Birthday: 10 Quotes To Honor The 16th President
02/12/21 AT 8:00 AM
Tuesday marks the 212th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln, who was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809, won the 1860 election and took the office in March 1861.
People often remember him for his efforts to abolish slavery, which led the country through the civil war, and changed its history forever. Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth. He was fatally shot in the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C.
Here are 10 quotes, courtesy Good Reads, to remember him:
1. Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”