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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mac McDonald, post: 6405099, member: 117420&quot;]I never knew of it as...or heard it called...or saw it listed on calendars...as &quot;Presidents Day&quot; until after the Monday holiday bill in the 70s, I believe. It was always recognized as Washington&#039;s BD on 2/22 and Lincoln&#039;s BD on 2/12...both being school holidays if not National/Federal holidays. What I recall is those two separate holidays being so close together for those presidents was a/the catalyst to honor all presidents (many thought other presidents weren&#039;t being given their due and wanted to create more separate holidays) PLUS to consolidate two holidays just 10 days apart into just one holiday to help save money after barely a month before having two holidays just a week apart with Christmas and New Years...AND to standardize as many holidays as possible on Mondays for 3-day weekends plus to eliminate odd-placed holidays in the middle of weeks (on a Thursday for example) and have to either come back for one work day on a Friday or take it off, call in sick, etc. which was happening and costing the labor force.&nbsp; Sorry for the run-on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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