In America, today is a bank holiday. President’s Day is typically celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally, it was instituted to celebrate the birthday of our nation’s very first President George Washington, but now also observed the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth U.S. President.

President’s Day first became a holiday in 1879, during the Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. Many of us are off work today, or on Friday.

We will not be posting tomorrow, in observation of the holiday. Instead, we will spend the time with our family. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday. We will resume our regular posting schedule on Wednesday.