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The holiday, an outgrowth of national recognition of George Washington’s birthday, will be observed on Monday. There will be no mail delivery, caller service or Post Office Box service that day.

Washington's Birthday did not become a legal holiday until Jan. 31, 1879, when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia.

In 1837, the tone was more unorthodox when President Jackson opened the doors of the executive mansion on Washington’s birthday for citizens to enjoy an enormous cheese weighing nearly 1,400 pounds.