Born in 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, George Washington’s birth day fell on the 11th of February—Old Style—a reference to the Julian Calendar. Twenty years later in 1752, a more accurate method of keeping days was introduced—the Gregorian Calendar. With the advent of the new calendar, Washington’s birthday shifted to February 22. But the adaptation [...]
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George Washington’s Birthday (sorta)
Posted in History on Feb 18th, 2008
Today—the third Monday in February—is the day Congress set aside to be a holiday for federal workers, and coincidentally, celebrate George Washington’s Birthday. For the advertisers of shopping malls, grocery stores, car dealerships, mattresses, or big-box consumer electronics, it is President’s Day Presidents Day Presidents’ Day. Last year I wrote Part One and Part Two [...]
More on Washington’s Birthday
Posted in History on Feb 19th, 2007
Today is the official celebration of George Washington’s Birthday. Here are some links about George Washington that are appropriate to the day. Washington’s First Inaugural Address before Congress in April 30,1789 George Washington did not deliver his Farewell Address before Congress. It was published on September 26, 1796, in the Independent Chronicle and the Universal [...]
