Presidents' Day

President Lyndon B. Johnson and congress passed legislation moving federal holidays to Mondays so federal employees have three day weekends.
President Richard M. Nixon and congress passed legislation combining the celebration of President Lincoln’s and Washington’s birthdays to one day, the third Monday in February.
President George Washington was actually born February 22, 1732. President Abraham Lincoln’s birth date is February 12, 1809.
Originally, Washington was celebrated with an unofficial federal holiday before he left office. Washington’s birthday became an official federal holiday in 1832. Americans started celebrating Lincoln’s birthday in 1865. His birthday was not recognized with an official federal holiday.
Today, Presidents’ Day is supposed to honor all presidents. Personally, I think not all presidents are created equally and not all presidents deserve recognition. After all, William Henry Harrison was president for only 32 days. He caught a bad cold at his rainy outdoor inauguration and was sick every day of his presidency.