President’s Day- more commonly known as the third Monday in February where we don’t have school. President’s Day was started by the federal government in honor of George Washington, at that time it was called “Washington’s Birthday”. Originally, President’s Day would fall on February 22nd, George Washington’s birthday, but after the 1971 Uniform Holiday Act, it was moved to always fall on a Monday in an attempt to give workers another 3-day weekend. The law was proposed by a senator, Robert McClory, from Illinois. Although the government still refers to this day as “Washington’s Birthday” most of the country now uses this day as a way to honor all of our presidents. So think about all of our great leaders next time you’re relaxing on your President’s Day off.
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