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Presidents' Day

US holiday honoring George Washington and other presidents

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Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served as the first U.S. president from 1789 to 1797. The day is an official state holiday in most states under various names.

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Most retail and food establishments will remain open, but services like mail delivery will be suspended for the federal holiday....
🇺🇸 It's Presidents Day. Here's what's open and closed (2026-02-16)
The official designation for the holiday is Washington's Birthday after first President George Washington, although it has come to be known informally...

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