Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February.

1 day ago · Presidents Day falls on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Although Washington's birthday is on Feb. 22, the holiday was changed to February's third Monday after the U.S. Congress standardized most federal ...

4 days ago · 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.

Feb 14, 2024 · Washington’s Birthday was the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. In 1885, Congress designated February 22 as a holiday for all federal workers. Nearly a century later, in 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law …

In 1879, the United States made Washington's February 22nd Birthday a federal holiday. Today, the third Monday in February is frequently referred to as "Presidents' Day." So which is it?

Jan 31, 2025 · Washington's Birthday became a legal holiday Jan. 31, 1879, when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia.

Dec 14, 2024 · The birthday of U.S. President George Washington (February 22) was first celebrated as a federal holiday in the United States in the 1880s. In 1968 the holiday was adapted to also honour the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and moved to the third Monday in February.

Feb 14, 2024 · Washington’s birthday is now Presidents’ day, a paid holiday for many including federal employees. Here is why George Washington is celebrated. When is Presidents’ Day? Monday, February 19, 2024, is a federal holiday. Most federal employees receive the day off from work (with pay).

Dec 27, 2023 · George Washington's Birthday is celebrated as a federal holiday on the third Monday in February. It is one of eleven permanent holidays established by Congress.

Feb 19, 2024 · The federal holiday marks George Washington's birthday, but has now become a day of big shopping sales and an overall consumerism bonanza.