The News Editorial: Understanding federal holidays
February 22, 2024
Today, Thursday, Feb. 22, is President George Washington’s Birthday. It was observed on Monday, a federal holiday. Most people observed this as Presidents’ Day.
The official holiday, however is George Washington’s Birthday and was intended to honor one of our founding fathers, a decorated general and our nation’s first president.
I began this research into his birthday and the February federal hol...
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