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Washington's Birthday (view source)
Revision as of 23:41, February 16, 2009
, 23:41, February 16, 2009Added LIncoln's birthday historical info.
Washington's Birthday was publicly celebrated in the late 18th Century when George Washington was still [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]]. Washington's Birthday became an official federal holiday in 1885 when President [[Chester Arthur]] signed a bill making it a federal holiday.
Washington's Birthday was publicly celebrated in the late 18th Century when George Washington was still [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]]. Washington's Birthday became an official federal holiday in 1885 when President [[Chester Arthur]] signed a bill making it a federal holiday.
President Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12, never became a federal holiday but was celebrated as a legal holiday in many states outside the old Confederacy. <ref>''Presidents' Day or Washington's Birthday?'', by Ann Marie Imbornoni[http://www.infoplease.com/spot/washington1.html]</ref>
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