George Wash ing ton s B ir thday

US Presidents

At the recom-

mendation of

the Commit-

tee chaired by

Henry Clay of

the Senate and

Philemon

Thomas of

the House

Congress

adjourned

on February

22 1832 out

of respect for

Washing-

tons

memory and in com-

memoration of his

birth

Prompted by a memo-

rial from the mayor

and other citizens of

Philadelphia the

House and Senate

commemorated the

130th Anniversary of

Washingtons birth by

reading aloud his

Farewell Address

More

George Washingtons

Birthday is celebrated

as a federal holiday on

the third Monday in

February It is one of

eleven permanent hol-

idays established by

Congress

Federal holidays apply

only to the federal

government and the

District of Columbia

Congress has never

declared a national

holiday binding in all

states and each state

decides its own legal

holidays

George Washington

was born in Virginia

on February 11 1731

according to the then-

used Julian calendar

In 1752 however Brit-

ain and all its colonies

adopted the Gregorian

calendar which moved

Washingtons birthday

a year and 11 days to

February 22 1732

Americans celebrated

Washingtons Birthday

long before Congress

declared it a federal

holiday The centenni-

al of his birth prompt-

ed festivities national-

ly and Congress estab-

lished a Joint Commit-

tee to arrange for the

occasion

ldquoPresidents are selected not

electedrdquo

― Franklin D Roosevelt

ldquoIts not doing what is

right thats hard for a

President Its knowing

what is rightrdquo

― Lyndon Johnson

ldquoIf your actions inspire

others to dream more learn

more do more and become

more you are a leaderrdquo

mdashJohn Quincy Adams

ldquoI walk slowly but I never

walk backwardrdquo

mdashAbraham Lincoln

ldquoIn matters of style swim

with the current in matters

of principle stand like a

rockrdquo

mdashThomas Jefferson

ldquoBelieve you can and

yoursquore half way thererdquo

mdashTheodore Roosevelt

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