Happy Presidents Day 2017 - 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Presidents Day

The third Monday of February praises the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and George Washington (Feb. 22). Most Americans allude right up 'til today as President's Day.

Here are some fascinating truths about the day and the two presidents it respects.

1) It's Not Really Presidents Day, Federally Speaking

The official name of the occasion remains Washington's Birthday. A draft of the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 would have renamed the occasion to Presidents' Day to respect the birthdays of both Washington and Lincoln, however this proposition flopped in board of trustees and the bill as voted on and marked into law on June 28, 1968 kept the name Washington's Birthday. (Source: Wikipedia)

2) Happy Harry Truman Day?

In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared the that the third Monday of February would respect ALL past leaders of the United States of America. Since that change the day is usually alluded to as "Presidents Day".

3) Check Your Calendar

In New Mexico, state government representatives are given a paid occasion on Presidents Day - the day subsequent to Thanksgiving!

4) Washington Didn't Sleep Here

George Washington is the main U.S. president who did not live in the White House; it wasn't finished until after he cleared out office.

5) Where's the Party?

Washington did not have a place with a political gathering; he intensely restricted them. Prior to the foundation of the Republican party, Lincoln was an individual from the Whig party.

6) Mailing It In
 

George Washington is the principal president to be highlighted on a postage stamp. Abraham Lincoln is the main president respected on a U.S. Airmail stamp.

 7) Tall Tales

Abraham Lincoln was the tallest of the U.S. presidents measuring 6' 4" tall, while George Washington was 6' 2" tall.

The Lincoln Memorial is 99 feet tall and President Lincoln's statue is 19 feet tall. The Washington Memorial is 555 feet and 5 1/8 inches tall, as per the National Park Service.

8) Home Sweet Home
 

In spite of the fact that the condition of Illinois is known as the "Place where there is Lincoln", he was conceived in Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809.

Lincoln started his political vocation in Illinois, filling in as a State Assemblyman in 1834.

9) Honesty Is The Best Policy

Both men were profoundly regarded for their trustworthiness. The "I can't tell a lie" cherry tree story paid tribute to Washington's notoriety for truth. Lincoln's epithet was "Straightforward Abe", for legend has it he once strolled a few miles to give back a client's excessive charge of 6 pennies when he worked at a general store.

10) Washington routs Lincoln, 31 - 17

Thirty-one provinces in the United States are named for Washington while just 17 districts are named after Lincoln.