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