President's Day: The Holiday

Until the mid-1970s, the February 22 birthday of George Washington, hero of the Revolutionary War and first president of the United States, was a national holiday. In addition, the February 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the president during the Civil War (1861-1865), was a holiday in most states.

In the 1970s, Congress declared that in order to honor all past presidents of the United States, a single holiday, to be called Presidents' Day, would be observed on the third Monday in February. In many states, however, the holiday continues to be known as George Washington's birthday.

Did you know?

The third Monday in February always falls between the 15th and the 21st, so the holiday is never celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22nd.

President's Day: Links & Resources

For Kids: http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday/
For Kids 2: http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/presday.html
Games: http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/presidents/games.htm
Presidential Portraits: http://www.historyplace.com/specials/portraits/presidents/
Life Portraits: http://www.americanpresidents.org/
First Ladies: http://www.firstladies.org/index.htm
The American Flag: http://www.usa-flag-site.org/history.shtml
The American Anthem: http://www.robesus.com/usanthem.html
Patriotic Clipart: http://www.theclipartsite.com/patriotic.php
The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
United States Senate: http://www.senate.gov/

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