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February was a favorite month when I was in grade school. There were birthdays ... Then there were the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12 and George Washington on Feb. 22.

Presidents Day, observed on the third Monday of February, honors all former US presidents, especially George Washington and Abraham Lincoln ... Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill ...

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Monday, Feb. 17 is Presidents Day, a federal holiday to observe the birthdays of former presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln ... In 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law changed ...

The holiday later came to honor Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February ... 22 a federal holiday for employees. In 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law shifted the celebration to the third ...

To give federal employees a three-day weekend, in 1968 the Uniform Monday Holiday Act ... to remember all the U.S. presidents, to honor Abraham Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays together ...

Presidents Day, which honors the birthdays of two of the nation's most iconic leaders—George Washington and Abraham Lincoln—originated ... of February under the Uniform Monday Holiday Law ...

It’s a holiday that brings bank and school closures ... The federal holiday’s proximity to President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 “gave rise to the popular name of Presidents ...