PRESIDENTS' DAY 2023

1968. When the Uniform Monday Holiday Act was signed in 1968, many Americans began using the term “Presidents’ Day” as a way to honor not only Washington & Lincoln (whose birthdays sandwiched the holiday) but also as a way to reflect on all the country’s leaders.

Presidents’ Day was established thanks to many different people and processes.

• Arkansas Senator Stephen Wallace Dorsey first proposed that the nation celebrate Washington’s birthday as a holiday.
• President Rutherford B. Hayes signed the original bill recognizing Washington’s birthday as a holiday.
• Though the change to “Presidents’ Day” has Never been officially mandated, many people started using the term after Uniform Monday Holiday act was passed by Congress.

Presidents’ Day is always on the third Monday in February, thanks to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. It comes in between Lincoln’s birthday (Feb. 12) and Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22). This year, if falls on February 21.

A whole holiday weekend? Yes, please! The Uniform Monday Holiday Bill changed multiple holidays to Monday in order to give workers more three-day weekends.

Yes! Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday. But that doesn’t stop many businesses from opening their doors to offer big savings during Presidents’ Day sales events.

Federal offices, like the DMV, courts, USPS, and city halls, will be closed. Most schools are also closed on Presidents’ Day. Many non-government businesses, like restaurants and retailers, will still be open.