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Presidents Day is a federal holiday that celebrates the birthdays of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Originally, it only celebrated Washington's birthday, but in 1971 it was changed to celebrate both presidents.Celebrate Love: President's Day It has become a major annual commercial event, in which retail chains offer special Presidents Day sales.
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Fast Facts
- In 2009, President's Day is observed February 16
- Observed on the third Monday of February
- George Washington was born February 22, 1732Sunnie Bunniez: President's Day
- Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809Sunnie Bunniez: President's Day
- Washington's birthday became a federal holiday in 1832
- Lincoln's birthday became a federal holiday in 1865Sunnie Bunniez: President's Day
- In 1971 President Richard Nixon combined Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays into a single federal holidayCelebrate Love: President's Day
- Legally, President's Day is still called "Washington's Birthday"About.com: President's Day
- Many businesses conduct President's Day Weekend sales
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Criticism
Some historians and politicians have criticized the Presidents Day holiday for its vagueness and commercialism. According to this argument, combining the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln under the ambiguous heading "Presidents Day" has not only prevented a proper celebration of either, but also given other presidents, however mediocre, the same billing. By this logic, the holiday has thus lost its meaning, becoming fertile ground for the commercialism that now marks it.Pittsburgh Tribune: Q & A for President's Day -
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U.S. News: Abraham Lincoln's Lessons for Barack Obama
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YouTube Video: Uncle Jay Explains President's Day (Time: 2:57)
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Martha Stewart: Presidents Day Log Cabin Recipe
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Just remembered that President's Day is tommorrow...admiring salute to all the great presidents over the years, yo!
@Sheryl_Spencer | November 10, 2009 10:57 PM -
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) opens on Presidents Day. What a conundrum!
@KaylaCagan | November 10, 2009 09:23 PM -
Day 2 video on the presidents. Day 3 LLU. Day 4 current events quiz.
@tedbancarz | November 10, 2009 07:36 PM -
RT @rickseaney if you are not shopping for Presidents Day Weekend, you should be, new sales include those dates (holiday '09 blacked out)
@AboutBudgetTrav | November 10, 2009 05:33 PM -
RT @rickseaney If you are not shopping 4 Presidents Day Wkend ...You should be, the new sales include those dates (holiday 2009 blacked out)
@soultravelers3 | November 10, 2009 05:07 PM
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View All Presidents Day Questions (3894) | Ask a QuestionWill Smith stated once that he would like to be President one day, do you think he will? (8 Answers)Movie stars and celebrities have become political figures in the past (Al Franken right now, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan) so I see no reason why Will Smith would not be ... read moreHow much does the President of the United States earn per year? (3 Answers)President Obama currently earns $400,000 per year, along with a $50,000 expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account and $19,000 for entertainment. read moreHow many presidents were from Virginia? (1 Answer)8. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson read moreDoes the President of the US have internet access? (1 Answer)Not in an official capacity. Email is relatively insecure & hackable, & the Presidential Records Act requires all official correspondence to be issued into the public domain. Barack Obama plans ... read more
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Just remembered that President's Day is tommorrow...admiring salute to all the great presidents over the years, yo!
@Sheryl_Spencer | November 10, 2009 10:57 PM -
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) opens on Presidents Day. What a conundrum!
@KaylaCagan | November 10, 2009 09:23 PM -
Day 2 video on the presidents. Day 3 LLU. Day 4 current events quiz.
@tedbancarz | November 10, 2009 07:36 PM -
RT @rickseaney if you are not shopping for Presidents Day Weekend, you should be, new sales include those dates (holiday '09 blacked out)
@AboutBudgetTrav | November 10, 2009 05:33 PM -
RT @rickseaney If you are not shopping 4 Presidents Day Wkend ...You should be, the new sales include those dates (holiday 2009 blacked out)
@soultravelers3 | November 10, 2009 05:07 PM
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Presidents Day on Amazon | View All
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Thirteen Days (Infinifilm Edition) - $14.98
For thirteen extraordinary days in october 1962 the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. After the discovery of soviet weapons in cuba events and tension escalate between two military superpowers and within the white hous...
Amazon -
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Presidents' Day - $16.99
From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. Today at school we celebrated Presidents' Day by putting on a play. Mrs. Madoff said I could be George Washington be...
Amazon
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Presidents Day on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Just remembered that President's Day is tommorrow...admiring salute to all the great presidents over the years, yo!
@Sheryl_Spencer | November 10, 2009 10:57 PM -
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) opens on Presidents Day. What a conundrum!
@KaylaCagan | November 10, 2009 09:23 PM -
Day 2 video on the presidents. Day 3 LLU. Day 4 current events quiz.
@tedbancarz | November 10, 2009 07:36 PM -
RT @rickseaney if you are not shopping for Presidents Day Weekend, you should be, new sales include those dates (holiday '09 blacked out)
@AboutBudgetTrav | November 10, 2009 05:33 PM -
RT @rickseaney If you are not shopping 4 Presidents Day Wkend ...You should be, the new sales include those dates (holiday 2009 blacked out)
@soultravelers3 | November 10, 2009 05:07 PM
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Presidents Day on Amazon | View All
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Thirteen Days (Infinifilm Edition) - $14.98
For thirteen extraordinary days in october 1962 the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. After the discovery of soviet weapons in cuba events and tension escalate between two military superpowers and within the white hous...
Amazon -
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Presidents' Day - $16.99
From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. Today at school we celebrated Presidents' Day by putting on a play. Mrs. Madoff said I could be George Washington be...
Amazon
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President's Day Media and Humor
- Google & YouTube Video Search: President's Day
- Artie.com: President's Day Cartoons
- AOL.com: President's Day Quiz
- Snopes.com: President's Day Myths
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