Now we combine two presidents' birthdays into Presidents’ Day as a legal holiday, but when I was growing up in central Illinois, we always celebrated Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 and George Washington's birthday on February 22nd. Lincoln's was a legal state holiday and meant a day off from school! For me, Feb. 22 is not only George Washington’s birthday but also the day in 1986 that my family moved into my present home, so it’s a very memorable date.
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