Tomorrow is February 12 \u2014 Abraham Lincoln\u2019s birthday. There will be a few local celebrations in some states and a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial. I believe there is also a ceremony at Lincoln\u2019s birthplace in Kentucky.<\/p>\n
The third Monday in February is the date designated for the federal Washington\u2019s Birthday holiday under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971. Technically, the federal President\u2019s Day commemorates George Washington\u2019s birthday. (There is no national<\/em> holiday called \u201cPresident\u2019s Day.\u201d Maybe this is a good subject for another blog\u2026)<\/p>\n Most people believe that President\u2019s Day celebrates both Washington\u2019s and Lincoln\u2019s birthdays \u2014 that\u2019s really not true\u2026. somewhere along the way, Lincoln got cheated out of his birthday celebration. After Lincoln\u2019t death, there were efforts to get his birthday recognized as a holiday, but there has never been a federal<\/em> Lincoln birthday holiday.<\/p>\n In 1940, 24 states and the District of Columbia observed Lincoln\u2019s birthday. In 1990, Lincoln\u2019t birthday was observed as a paid holiday in 10 states. After the Uniform Monday Holiday Act was passed and states moved toward celebrating the federal Washington birthday as President\u2019s Day, there are only a few states that honor Lincoln directly (Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri and New York.) A number of states, including California and New Jersey, phased out the Lincoln holiday, mostly as cost-cutting measures.<\/p>\n There have been several attempts in Congress to get Lincoln his own national holiday, but none has succeeded. So even though it\u2019s not a national holiday, or even recognized in most places, I think Lincoln deserves his own birthday celebration. Happy Birthday Abe!! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tomorrow is February 12 \u2014 Abraham Lincoln\u2019s birthday. There will be a few local celebrations in some states and a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial. I believe there is also a ceremony at Lincoln\u2019s birthplace in Kentucky. The third Monday … Continue reading
\nIt\u2019s interesting to note that Indiana (and New Mexico) celebrate Lincoln\u2019s birthday on the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday.) Why? President Lincoln, in 1863, issued the proclamation that officially set the precedent for America\u2019s national day of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
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