HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY 2002
Until
1971, both February 12 & February 22 were observed as federal holidays
to honor the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln & George Washington
In 1971 President Richard Nixon proclaimed one single federal holiday,
the Presidents' Day, to be observed on the
third Monday of February, honoring all past presidents of the
United States of America.
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Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
(February 12)
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George Washington's Birthday
(February 22)
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Links for
Washington & Lincoln & our other past presidents:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Washington's Biography-White House site
Washington resource
The Lincoln Museum
Lincoln's Biography-White House site
AbrahamLincolnOnline.org
President's Day Quiz (True-False)
All Presidents
White House Presidential Biographies
