The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

Americans celebrated Washington’s birthday on both days throughout his 1789 to 1797 presidency. In 1885, the US made February 22 a federal holiday and called it Washington’s Birthday.

Although Washington’s birthday didn’t emerge as a federal holiday until the late 19th century, informal celebrations took place throughout his presidency.

Washington's birthday was one of the casualties, moved in 1971 to the third Monday in February. "Whenever you have a three-day holiday, one of the big concerns, of course, ...

Although Washington's Birthday was celebrated as early as 1778, Congress did not officially recognize as a national holiday until 1870. The Monday Holiday Law in 1968 moved the holiday from ...

Jason Bezis, shows the papers he has collected showing both Washington's Birthday and President's Day, Wed. feb,16,05, in San Francisco.Jason Bezis, a lawyer from Lafayette, is on a crusade to ...

Washington's Birthday holiday technically celebrates the birth of George Washington and, in some states Abraham Lincoln. But other presidents are regularly honored alongside them.

The article about George Washington’s real birthday left out the most salient fact: Until 1968, we celebrated Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 and George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22.

Americans celebrated Washington’s birthday on both days throughout his 1789 to 1797 presidency. In 1885, the US made February 22 a federal holiday and called it Washington’s Birthday.