Presidents are here to lead and guide our country. Throughout the years we have had some amazing presidents working hard to guide our country to the best possible outcome.
The idea of celebrating Presidents began in 1885, after longing to honor President George Washington. Washington’s Birthday was unofficially observed for most of the 1800s, but it was not until the late 1870s that it became a federal holiday.
Senator Steven Wallace Dorsey of Arkansas was the first to propose this idea of celebrating the past and current presidents, and in 1879 President Rutherford B. Hayes signed Presidents’ Day into law.
Presidents’ Day doesn’t actually fall on an actual birthday of any American president. Four chief executives —George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan— were born in February. Their birthdays all come either too early or late to coincide with Presidents Day, which is always celebrated on the third Monday of the month.
Presidents’ Day is unlike many other holidays because there is not a large amount of marketing associated with it. On Presidents’ Day, it is rare to see someone wearing a Happy Presidents’ Day t-shirt! Though it isn't a time for stores to market their products, it is still a day of remembrance for those who have helped guide and lead our country.
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