The February 8,1968 edition of the Broomfield Star-Builder described an upcoming Lincoln Day dinner celebration at the Boulder Elks lodge.
February 17, 2025 is Presidents’ Day. Is it Washington’s birthday? What about Lincoln Day?
Presidents’ Day
After President George Washington’s death in 1799, Americans began to celebrate his birthday every year on February 22nd. Similarly, after Lincoln died, Americans began to celebrate Lincoln Day on February 12th. However, Lincoln Day celebrations were limited to only a few states, notably Illinois. Fast forward to the late 1960s, when Congress decided to move some federal holidays: in 1971, Washington’s birthday and Lincoln Day were effectively combined into one federal holiday that falls on the third Monday in February—Presidents’ Day. Some states still celebrate Lincoln Day.
Does Presidents’ Day fall on the birthday of any U.S. president?