Feb. 12 is Lincoln's Birthday, a legal state holiday in Connecticut. The post office will remain open, but entities like the ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

Lincoln's Birthday is observed as a state holiday in Illinois, falling on Feb. 12 each year. While Lincoln's Birthday leads to the closure of DMVs, Illinois government buildings and some schools ...

Colloquially known as Presidents’ Day in a nod to the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and other past presidents, the federal holiday officially celebrates only Washington’s birthday. The story of ...

Lincoln was born Feb. 12, 1809, and assassinated on April 14, 1865. Commemorations of Washington's birthday took place throughout the 19th Century, but the federal holiday didn't come until late ...