Happy Presidents Day

Presidents Day is the common name for the holiday officially designated as Washington's Birthday. It is celebrated on the third Monday of February.

Originally implemented by the federal government in 1880 as the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, it was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22. In 1971 it was shifted to the third Monday in February.

In the late 1980s, with a push from advertisers, the term Presidents Day began its public appearance. The theme has expanded the focus of the holiday to honor another February President, Abraham Lincoln, and other Presidents of the United States, including:



The 43rd President, George W. Bush

Here Mr. Bush looks for the "Way Forward" in Iraq (those lens caps aren't helping.)