BY JOHN FEEHERY
Reprinted from TheFeeheryTheory.com
My brother was born on February 22. That’s why I know that February 22nd is actually George Washington’s birthday.
When I was growing up, we used to get both Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (February 12th) and President’s Day off. I seem to remember that for a while we kept the President’s holiday on my brother’s birthday, but my memory might be a little hazy.
In typical Congressional fashion, we now celebrate Presidents Day on no one’s birthday in particular. Sometimes, it falls on Washington’s Birthday, but usually not. It is always the third Monday in February. There is some disagreement, actually, if the third Monday in February is done in honor of George Washington or in honor of all of the Presidents.
If we were to have a month to celebrate the most Presidents, it would be October. There were six Presidents born in October, and only four in February. The six born in October include some pretty good ones, like Dwight Eisenhower, John Adams and Teddy Roosevelt. But February had better trump cards, including Reagan with Lincoln and Washington (and don’t forget William Henry Harrison). Continue reading