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What's in a name? Why states differ on how (and when) to celebrate Presidents Day.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresidents Day is on Feb. 19 this year, and for many people that means a long, three-day weekend....
Presidents Day: Here's why we don't celebrate on George Washington's real birthday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPresidents Day, the February holiday associated with George Washington and furniture sales, is...
Presidents Day: From George Washington's modest birthdays to big sales and 3-day weekends
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled...
Presidents Day is not just a day for an appliance sale. So who does it celebrate? Lincoln or...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Monday, take a few moments to think about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We used to...
Opinion: Is it George Washington's holiday or do we celebrate all 45 of the presidents?
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 months ago"Washington Before Yorktown," by Rembrandt Peale, depicts the future president before the Battle of...
Presidents Day: George Washington (sort of) has 2 birthdays. Why isn't it Florida holiday?
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoShift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents Day began in the '60s, when Congress proposed Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more 3-day weekends
Presidents Day is really Washington's Birthday, but not really. Let us explain
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMonday is the Presidents Day holiday, or at least that's what most people and all the retail stores...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on President’s Day 2024
Fortune via AOL· 3 months agoGeorge Washington led the American Revolution to victory, laid the groundwork for the presidency and...
Neptune woman helped turn Martin Luther King's birthday into a national holiday
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNEPTUNE - Today, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a normal tradition, a standard...
Presidents’ Day: What’s open and closed for the federal holiday
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs Presidents’ Day rolls around for another year, many government offices and some private...