Presidents Day

President's Day is in honor of our two President's Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. It is every February on the 3rd Monday of the month. 

I found this poem, I hope you all like it. 

 PRESIDENT’S DAY

Back in Seventeen ninety-six 

Is when this Holiday began 

For the birthday of ol’ George 

At least that was the plan.

It was his last full year 

Of his Presidency 

Born February twenty-second 

Or the Eleventh, ‘cause you see 

The old calendar was different 

Than the one we use today 

And some celebrated one 

Some people on the other day. 

By the early Nineteenth Century 

Celebrated every year 

Birthnight Balls were held 

Taverns reveled in good cheer. 

Public figures gave their speeches 

And Receptions given by a few 

Then along came ol’ Abe Lincoln 

His Birthday in February too. 

In Eighteen and sixty-five 

The year after Booth’s fatal shot 

Both House’s of Congress gathered

For a Memorial and solemn thought. 

Not a Federal Holiday like George’s 

But legal in more than one State 

And then a Resolution was enacted 

Back in Nineteen sixty-eight. 

They made the third Monday of the month 

To make for a three day weekend 

To honor Washington and Lincoln 

And this story comes to it’s end. 

~Del "Abe" Jones~

01-28-2005