Presidents Day 2023

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It's all about George  !

Presidents Day is also called Washington's Birthday as a celebration of the nation's first President. But George Washington's birthday is not on Feb. 20 — it's Feb. 22. Or it might be Feb. 11.

George Washington was born on Feb. 11, 1731, at a time when Britain and its colonies used the Julian calendar, a product of the Roman republic that went out of popular favor in 1582. The Brits still used it until 1752. The country celebrated Washington's birthday as a sign of respect long before it became a federal holiday in 1879.