PRESIDENT'S DAY

Until 1971, both February 12 (Abraham Lincoln's birthday) and February 22 (George Washington's birthday) were observed as federal holidays.

In 1971 President Richard Nixon proclaimed one single federal holiday, the Presidents' Day to be observed on the third Monday of February, honoring all past presidents of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president and served from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865.  He was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky and died April 15, 1865 in Washington, DC.

George Washington, served as our first president from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797.  He was born February 22, 1732 at Wakefield, Virginia and died December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Virginia.  He is the only American president after whom a state, as well as the capital of the country -- Washington, DC -- has been named.