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Presidents Day: How Washington's birthday became a business bonanza
Presidents Day comes every third Monday ... from a day of reverence for George Washington to a retail bonanza. The growing pains sparked congressional debates decades ago, but the advertising ...
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Washington lawmakers debate removing first president from state flag. Critics call the move ‘un-American’
The bill would require the committee to solicit public input before proposing a new ... If passed, House Bill 1446 would rename Presidents Day to George Washington’s Birthday.
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Presidents Day is federally recognized as Washington's Birthday. Here's why the name differs depending on your state
The federal government doesn't even recognize Monday as Presidents Day. It's officially Washington's Birthday ... who was a Vermont farm boy before becoming Massachusetts' governor and, later ...