Monday, February 16, 2015

Happy President's Day!! 

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Washington's Birthday was originally established in 1885 and was celebrated on February 22nd in recognition of George Washington's birthday.
 
It wasn't known as President's Day until 1971, when it was moved to the third Monday in February in order to create a 3-day weekend for Federal workers.
  
Want to know more about the holiday and why it was created? Check out the history of President's Day at history.com.

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