George Washington ? Abraham Lincoln ? Presidents Day Facts for Kids
oh say can you see by the dawn's early light oh it's so lovely I'm getting ready for President's Day do you want to learn about
Presidents
Day yeah let's learn aboutPresidents
Day let's learn about ratings name Oh the holidayPresidents
Day is celebrated all around the USA many stores have big sales some people have parties or go on vacations while enjoying the first three-day weekend of the year see everybody likes vacations a day off from work or school is something to
look forward to and most people think of
Presidents
Day is a long three-day weekend in February but there is a much more important piece of history behind this holiday one make me really happy so subscribe to the channel so why do we celebratePresidents
Day who are we celebrating is it forGeorge
Washington
I'mLincoln
Thomas Jefferson today we are going to learn the history behind this holidayPresidents
Day has roots that go all the way back to the very beginning of American history theholiday is centered around the American hero and legendary first president
George
Washington
Presidents
Day is officially known asGeorge
Washington
's birthdayGeorge
Washington
was born on February 22nd 1732 it was made into a national holiday in 1885 but why did it become a holiday whenWashington
passed away in 1799 his birthday became a remembrance of the following year in 1804 almost 90 yearsGeorge
Washington
was celebrated unofficially with things like parks and monuments but in 1879his birthday was officially made a federal holiday but only celebrated in
Washington
DC but only six years later the holiday was celebrated and included the entire country nowPresidents
Day is a government holiday that celebrates the United StatesPresidents
on the third Monday in February every year but it wasn't until 1879 thatWashington
's birthday became a federal or government holiday when President Rutherford B Hayes signed it into law then it became official it was the firstfederal holiday to celebrate an individual person now it is celebrated every year on the third Monday of February it is set aside by the federal government to honor these men and what they done for our nation the celebration officially started in 1880 when
Washington
's birthday February 22nd became an official holiday inWashington
DC it became a national holiday in 1885 in 1971 Congress officially moved the holiday to the Monday closest toWashington
's actual birthday in the 1980'sthe holiday became a celebration of the birthdays of
Washington
andAbraham
Lincoln
who was born on February 12th interesting president day fax coming upPresidents
DayWashington
's birthday is a federal holiday in the United States althoughGeorge
Washington
's birthday was February 22nd the day is officially celebrated on the third Monday in February in the 1700sGeorge
Washington
's birthday was celebrated while he was still alive and many in the u.s. took part in the festivities
but it wasn't called
Presidents
Day at this timeGeorge
Washington
had an important military role prior to becoming president under his leadership the American continental army defeated the British in 1783 want to learn more aboutGeorge
Washington
click the iCard he's the most important politician in American historyGeorge
Washington
was president for two terms from 1789 to 1793 and from 1793 to 1797 in 1879 about one century later President Rutherford B Hayes signed the bill makingFebruary 22nd a federal holiday did you know that
Abraham
Lincoln
's birthday feels very close toGeorge
Washington
's butLincoln
's is not a federal holiday but many states still celebrate his birthday along withGeorge
Washington
's there are three college universities named afterGeorge
Washington
so is the capital of the United StatesWashington
DC and also the state ofWashington
hey guess whatGeorge
Washington
is featured on the quarter and the wan dollar bill did you knowthat cherries are very popular when making desserts when celebrating
George
Washington
's Birthday the reason for this and the use of cherries is because of the story aboutGeorge
Washington
and the cherry tree whenGeorge
was asked if he cut down the cherry treeGeorge
Washington
said he could never tell alive since 1888George
Washington
's farewell address has read in the Senate on February 22nd for many many years schools often create and teach lessons as well as other activities fortheir students in the days leading up to President's Day some happen weeks before as the holiday sometimes falls during the week that some schools are closed for midwinter recess did you know that sometimes people spell it
Presidents
Day with an apostrophe and some spell atPresidents
Day with the apostrophe at the endPresidents
Day with the apostrophe at the end refers to more than one president whilePresidents
Day with the apostrophe before the S refers to one president the reasonit's family is different is most likely because some celebrate
George
Washington
's alone while others may celebrateGeorge
Washington
's as well asAbraham
Lincoln
's and many may not be celebrating all thepresidents
even though it is a federal holiday each state is free to call it whatever they want and how they celebrate in February they areGeorge
Washington
Abraham
Lincoln
William Harrison and Ronald Reagan but most celebratePresidents
Day in honor of the first -Abraham
Lincoln
andGeorge
Washington
and like we mentioned a few moments ago each state is allowed to decide how to celebrate it and even what to call it and while every state has at least some mention ofGeorge
Washington
some leaveAbraham
Lincoln
completely out of the celebration in Alabama for example they celebrateWashington
and Jefferson day named for Thomas Jefferson the nation's third President Jefferson was born in April Massachusetts celebratesWashington
Day in February and has aseparate holiday called
Presidents
Day to honor the president who came from New EnglandWashington
's home state Virginia calls itGeorge
Washington
day in his hometown of Alexandria Virginia visitors can celebrate with a birthday party so in case you're still wondering why doWashington
andLincoln
get most of the attention let's find out wellWashington
was the nation's first president he also led the Continental Army to defeat the British he was able to guide the poorlyequipped troops through the dead of winter he also held the entire operation together by being such a strong leader he then looked over and led the Constitutional Convention where the United States Constitution was created that set the United States most important laws and that's where they came to life many referred to him as the father of our nation
Abraham
Lincoln
is also considered one of the nation's greatestpresidents
Lincoln
helped keep the country thanWashington
built togetherhe led the country in the 1860s during the Civil War so when the United States Civil War broke out he made sure about keeping the south and the north in the Union want to learn more about
Abraham
Lincoln
could die hard during this bloody and long warLincoln
also happened to free the slaves in the south with the Emancipation Proclamation so let's recap some of the things we learnedPresidents
Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February it was established in 1885 in honor of PresidentGeorge
Washington
's birthdayWashington
's birthday was actually on February 22nd 1732 the holiday is still officially calledWashington
's birthday by the federal government on February 22nd each yearWashington
's farewell address is still read in the United States SenatePresidents
Day lets us acknowledge and celebrate all of the accomplishments that the earliestpresidents
have done to help create and build what the United States of America is today so no matter what you callit or how you celebrate it