Are United States banks and post offices closed on George Washingtons birthday?”
President’s Day is celebrated each year in February to mark the birthday of the first US President – George Washington. The holiday also marks and celebrates the accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln during his presidency. President’s Day was originally placed on February 22, 1885 but moved to celebrate both Washington and Lincoln on the same day. President’s Day is a federal holiday meaning that schools and post offices are closed for the day. Municipal, State, and Federal offices will be closed today as well as stock markets and libraries. Supermarkets, convenience stores, liquor stores, and bars will remain open today. President’s Day was designated to be the third Monday of February every year. President Barrack Obama will be in the White House today, and will later be joined by Joe Biden. Biden is returning from attending the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC. But even today, Congress does not necessarily celebrate the day with the official title. While
President’s Day is celebrated each year in February to mark the birthday of the first US President – George Washington. The holiday also marks and celebrates the accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln during his presidency. President’s Day was originally placed on February 22, 1885 but moved to celebrate both Washington and Lincoln on the same day. President’s Day is a federal holiday meaning that schools and post offices are closed for the day. Municipal, State, and Federal offices will be closed today as well as stock markets and libraries. Supermarkets, convenience stores, liquor stores, and bars will remain open today. President’s Day was designated to be the third Monday of February every year. President Barrack Obama will be in the White House today, and will later be joined by Joe Biden. Biden is returning from attending the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC. But even today, Congress does not necessarily celebrate the day with the official title.
This is George Washington’s birthday, but the banks aren’t closed. That took place a week ago, on what is now called Presidents Day, even though no presidents were born that day. (This is so confusing.) The Father of Our Country turned 278 today, unless you take into consideration the American Colonies’ adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752. When the British Empire, which included the Yanks, converted from the Julian calendar to get in line with everybody else, George and everyone else lost 11 days.
