President's Day

Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday in the United States of America, observed on the third Monday in February. The official name “Presidents’ Day” came through the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill passed by Congress in 1968. The idea behind this Bill was to allow for certain holidays to be combined in such a way that would allow workers periodic three-day weekends throughout the calendar year. As Presidents’ Day would take the place of Washington’s birthday in the month of February, the lasting popularity of former President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday comes ten days before Washington’s, was soon unofficially included in initial celebrations. Both of these Presidents are remembered for their leadership during times of great change in our country’s history—specifically, great changes made along the road to emancipation.