Presidents' Day was originally George Washington's Birthday, which
> *was* the ONLY Federal Holiday to honor a *specific* individual by > *NAME*.
What about Columbus Day? It became a federal holiday in the 1960s, and it honors a specific individual by (one form of his) name.
It was "morphed" into Presidents' Day sometime in the 1980s
> (IIRC), to honor Lincoln (also with a February Birthday) and "all" of
> the presidents of the US. So, after a while, even the Father of Our
> Country lost out on the day *specifically* dedicated to him, while at
> about the same time this mlk gets a federal holiday by name.
The "Presidents' Day" claim is incorrect. The federal holiday has never been known by that name and is still "Washington's Birthday". See
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Bob Goudreau Cary, NC