Steven Wallace Dorsey suggested making George Washington’s birthday a government holiday, joining the four already-approved bank holidays from 1870 after President Rutherford B. Hayes signed it into law in 1879. An Act of Congress established the federal holiday in honor of Washington in 1879 for government offices in … See moreAfter Rutherford B. Hayes passed the law to make George Washington’s birthday a federal holiday, US citizens from all over the country celebrated the day by coming out in big … See moreGiven Lincoln’s legacy and the closeness of his birthday to George Washington’s (February 22), people suggested during the debate over the Uniform Monday bill that the … See moreSeveral states have declared state holidays in the President’s honor that don’t coincide with the third Monday in February. On the same day as the federal holiday, … See moreSeeing that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays falling in February was a big deal back in the late 1980s, it is interesting to note that two more Presidents were … See more

Kids learn about President's Day and read a list of fun and interesting facts about the Presidents of the United States.