CREATED BY: BUROVINCZ ÁDÁM IMRE

George Washington’s birthday

 According to the Gregorian calendar, George Washington was born on

February 22. However, according to the Julian (Old style) calendar, he was
born on February 11. A holiday honoring George Washington’s birthday
was first celebrated in 1885.
 Though back then people were split about which date to honor George
Washington’s birthday.
 When Abraham Lincoln became President and helped reshape history,
many wanted to honor him as well. Lincoln was born on February 12.
Feb 22 will never fall on a Monday!

 Celebrating two Presidents' birthdays in the same month can be quite

disruptive. In 1968 Congress decided to create a uniform system of federal
Monday holidays.
 They voted to shift Washington’s birthday and celebrate it as President’s
Day to honor Abraham Lincoln and other Presidents as well.
 A Monday holiday gives US workers a long weekend. But did you know that
the calendar is very quirky?
Presidents’ Day Publications

 Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third

Monday in February. This year it took place on February 15.
 Now, it serves as a day to remember and celebrate all U.S.
presidents, both past and present.
  The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) began publishing the
Public Papers of the Presidents series in 1957 as an official
publication of United States Presidents' public writings,
addresses, and remarks.
 Currently, volumes are published approximately twice a year,
and each volume covers approximately a 6-month period.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on
a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of
Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone,
South Dakota.
• Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's
design and oversaw the project's execution from
1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln
Borglum.
• The sculpture features the 60-foot (18 m) heads of
Presidents:
• George Washington (1732–1799),
• Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826),
• Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919),
• Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).
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