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Actual birthday: February 22? Observed: 3rd Monday in February
George Washington’s birthday is observed on the third Monday in February. Since the third Monday falls between Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays, many people celebrate it as Presidents’ Day. But the federal holiday’s name was never officially changed. It is still ‘Washington’s Birthday Observed’ even if it is commonly referred to as ‘Presidents Day’ by state legislatures and mattress stores alike.
(Flags George served) (1700s Union Jack; early …Read more
Observed: Third Monday in February Actual Birthday: February 22
Was George Washington elected unanimously?
The tallies of the first presidential election in 1789, submitted by electors of 10 of the 13 United States of America, were as follows:
George Washington: 69 votes John Adams: 34 votes John Jay: 9 votes Robert Harrison: 6 votes John Rutledge: 6 votes John Hancock:4 votes< George Clinton: 3 votes Samuel Huntington: 2 votes John Milton: 2 votes James Armstrong: …Read more
February 21, 2012
[published Feb. 5, 2008]
Mardi Gras, as I’m sure you’re well aware, is first and foremost a devout religious ceremony, marking the last day in the Catholic liturgical calendar that observing Christians can wear beads, eat pancakes and show their boobs.
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3rd Monday in February
“A federal statute officially designates the holiday as ‘Washington’s Birthday,’ reflecting the desire of Congress specially to honor the first president of the United States.” – 5 U.S. Code, Section 6103
The United States government honors three individuals’ birthdays with their own federal holiday. Who are they?
George Washington (3rd Monday in February) Martin Luther King, Jr (3rd Monday in January) and Jesus Christ (Christmas, December …Read more
February 12
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
Abraham Lincoln
There are only two Americans remembered with a federal holiday: George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.
That’s right, Abe Lincoln, considered by many to be America’s greatest President, didn’t make the cut.
It’s true that many states celebrate ‘Presidents Day’ in honor of both Washington and Lincoln, while others celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday separately.
But on the national level …Read more
On this day in 1878 Harper’s Weekly published the following cartoon protesting the renewal of the Federal income tax. The tax had been levied during the Civil War, and abolished in 1872.
Proponents of re-establishing the tax assured the public that only the rich would be taxed. Harper’s editor George Curtis corrected them: only the honest would be taxed, and the rich would find a way to get around it.
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February 7
My senior year of high school: As my uncle lay dying of AIDS in the hospital, a classmate of mine explained to our AP psychology class that God had created AIDS to punish gay people.
I didn’t say anything. My uncle was gay, and I was afraid that would only cement his point.
It’s 17 years later. Apparently, God didn’t know when to quit.
He punished homosexuals and heterosexuals, Blacks and Whites, Latinos, …Read more
February 3, 2013 February 5, 2012
It may not be an official holiday, but today is one of the most spiritual days in American culture. For today, over 100 million Americans gather together and pray…that their team will win the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl is of paramount importance to Americans, and one can tell, not only because of the vast media attention and commercialism that surround it, but because they apply Roman numerals …Read more
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