Having originally been designated to celebrate President Washington’s birthday, it was first celebrated in 1792 on his actual birthday, February 22. It was the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen and while it’s still called Washington’s birthday, it has since evolved to be a celebration of Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays commonly known as “Presidents’ Day”. Today it also honors all American presidents.
No longer celebrated on Washington’s birthday, the modern day Presidents’ Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in February.
Presidents’ Day is on the following days:
February 21, 2011
February 20, 2012
February 18, 2013
February 17, 2014
February 16, 2015
February 15, 2016
February 20, 2017
February 19, 2018
February 18, 2019
February 17, 2020
