The history and celebration of President's Day
President's Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February - the month of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays, according to nationaldaycalendar.com.Abraham Lincoln's birthday is February 12, and Washington's birthday is February 22. The day was originally celebrated as President George Washington's birthday, but it has later come to celebrate all presidents who served the country. Fun facts about presidents:
- Three presidents served in the year 1841 - Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler
-Forty years later the same thing happened. Three presidents served in 1881 - Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur
- Three presidents died on July 4 - John Adams, James Monroe, and Thomas Jefferson
- Four presidents were assassinated while in office - Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy
-George Washington took the presidential oath on April 30, 1789
