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Happy Monday - and, Happy President's Day!
Today in the United States we celebrate the birthdays of two of our influential founding fathers, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
So today is about more than an extra day off and retail sales - there is a key to the history of a founding father being future oriented and community minded. These greats that have gone before us in history and were about building a strong country and community. Going forward, it's important for each of us to take a civic responsibility for bettering the planet. Start small, start local, just start!
Here is some useful specific details from Britannica.com
The origin of Presidents’ Day lies in the 1880s, when the birthday of Washington—commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States—was first celebrated as a federal holiday.
In 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved a number of federal holidays to Mondays. The change was designed to schedule certain holidays so that workers had a number of long weekends throughout the year, but it has been opposed by those who believe that those holidays should be celebrated on the dates they actually commemorate.
During debate on the bill, it was proposed that Washington’s Birthday be renamed Presidents’ Day to honour the birthdays of both Washington (February 22) and Lincoln (February 12); although Lincoln’s birthday was celebrated in many states, it was never an official federal holiday.
Remember: you are beautiful! Thank you for visiting the blog and check back for promotions and beauty giveaways!
Happy Monday - and, Happy President's Day!
Today in the United States we celebrate the birthdays of two of our influential founding fathers, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
So today is about more than an extra day off and retail sales - there is a key to the history of a founding father being future oriented and community minded. These greats that have gone before us in history and were about building a strong country and community. Going forward, it's important for each of us to take a civic responsibility for bettering the planet. Start small, start local, just start!
Here is some useful specific details from Britannica.com
The origin of Presidents’ Day lies in the 1880s, when the birthday of Washington—commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and the first president of the United States—was first celebrated as a federal holiday.
In 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved a number of federal holidays to Mondays. The change was designed to schedule certain holidays so that workers had a number of long weekends throughout the year, but it has been opposed by those who believe that those holidays should be celebrated on the dates they actually commemorate.
During debate on the bill, it was proposed that Washington’s Birthday be renamed Presidents’ Day to honour the birthdays of both Washington (February 22) and Lincoln (February 12); although Lincoln’s birthday was celebrated in many states, it was never an official federal holiday.
Remember: you are beautiful! Thank you for visiting the blog and check back for promotions and beauty giveaways!
