Washington's Birthday
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Presidents' Day, originally was two separate observances, Abraham Lincoln's birthday, which was February 12, and George Washington's birthday, which was February 22. The two observances were combined in 1971 into a single observance which is held on the third Monday in February.
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Washington's Birthday Media
Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Gardner (1863)
Los Angeles streetcar decorated for Washington's Birthday, c. 1892
Washington's Birthday—Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street, etching by Childe Hassam, 1916