Happy Birthday, Mr. President!
The birthday of ‘The Father of His Country’ always brings a sense of giddy excitement to Mount Vernon. Admission is free, thousands of families travel hours to honor Washington’s memory, and we know that every elementary student in the nation will be cutting Washington’s silhouette out of black construction paper this week.
Here’s some Washington’s Birthday trivia to impress your friends:
- Washington’s Birthday became a federal holiday in 1880.
- It was celebrated on his actual birthday, February 22nd, until 1971 when the Uniform Holidays Bill changed it to the third Monday in February.
- The term “Presidents Day” made an appearance in the mid-1980′s when retailers began using it to advertise sales on the holiday.
- About a dozen states have changed the holiday’s name to “Presidents Day” or “Washington & Lincoln’s Birthday,” but the federal holiday name is still “Washington’s Birthday.”
This picture was taken at dawn during the taping of ‘National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets,’ for the scene of the president’s birthday party on the mansion lawn.
April 14th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
that is some info that i thought was useful to now for later on. he was a great president.