Fun Presidents’ Day Facts.
Richard Nixon was the only president to be born and raised in California22. Franklin Pierce’s nickname was “Handsome Frank”32. Read on for 43 more fun facts about US presidents!1. Many presidents had unusual careers before entering the White House. Presidents' Day is actually not the official name of this holiday, which is just one of several pieces of trivia about this welcome winter three-day weekend celebrated widely in the United States. James Garfield was the first left handed President (there are six total including Garfield)29.

They have been married 72 years.42. Suggestions included appropriate music (marches, popular ballads, and patriotic selections) and "living pictures." Read on for 43 more fun facts about US presidents! Bill Clinton is the only president who was a Rhodes Scholar9. His actual date of birth, however, was tough to determine back then.

Rutherford Hayes’ wife loved cats and the consul in Bangkok learned of this and sent the first ever Siamese cat to the US for them. Abraham Lincoln stored things like letters in his stove piped hat31. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday Is Not a Federal Holiday What Does the Bible Say About the Right to Bear Arms?How All Saints' Day / All Souls' Day Are Celebrated in Eastern Europe Ronald Reagan worked as a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs27. Feb 14, 2013 - Explore Tracy Barber's board "Presidents Day for kids", followed by 141 people on Pinterest. In 1971, the observance of the holiday was shifted to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. His mother had it changed.38. James Buchanan was the only president never to be married37. When George Washington took office as the first President of the United States, Americans began celebrating his birthday. Gerald Ford’s football jersey is retired at the University of Michigan—he wore the number 4826. Traditionally, many people have celebrated and continue to celebrate Washington's birthday with desserts made with cherries. Martin Van Buren was the first to be born as a citizen of the United States On that day, federal government offices are closed and many state offices, public schools, and businesses optionally follow suit. Under that calendar, Washington's birthday falls on February 11, 1732. The federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February is not officially called Presidents' Day: its official name is "Washington's Birthday," after the first American president, 

Andrew Johnson was the first President to be impeached, even though he was never convicted19. Harry S. Truman’s middle initial does not stand for anything28. He is the author of "The Everything American Presidents Book" and "Colonial Life: Government." The President's Day sales was one preferred outcome of the Uniform Holiday Act. On President’s Day we honor George Washington (it’s his birth month), Abraham Lincoln, and all those who have served our coutry in the roll of President of the United States of America. The historical park Mount Vernon, which was Washington's home while he was President, celebrates his birthday with a wreath-laying at his tomb, and speeches by reenactors playing George and his wife Martha as well as other members of his family.
A spotlight would be lit, and in 1932, the students would freeze in a pattern based on various themes on Washington's life ("The Young Surveyor," "At Many of the newly-formed United States celebrated Washington's Birthday beginning in the 18th century while Washington was still alive — he died in 1799. George Washington didn’t have wooden teeth, they were made from ivory5. But, that means the federal holiday for Washington always falls between February 15th and 21st, never on Washington's birthday. Today only nine states have public holidays for Lincoln: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and West Virginia, and not all of them celebrate on the actual date. In entertainment, popular among adults in the 19th century, participants would assemble themselves into "tableaux" on a stage. They named the cat Siam.12. Martin Kelly, M.A., is a history teacher and curriculum developer. Did you know that Ulysses S. Grant once got a speeding ticket while riding a horse or that Jimmy Carter is a speed reader and can read up to 2,000 words per minute? 1. "Parson Weems") that as a boy Washington confessed to his father that he chopped down a cherry tree because he "could not tell a lie." Many states, however, choose to call their own celebration on this day "Presidents' Day." Four presidents served office without a Vice President: Chester A. Arthur, Andrew Johnson, Millard Fillmore and John Tyler. James Monroe was the last president who was also one of our “founding fathers”6. Up until 1971, it was celebrated on the actual date of his birth, February 22. Zachary Taylor spent 40 years in the Army before he became President3.

Donald Trump is one of two presidents to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the other is Ronald Reagan43. On that day, federal government offices are closed and many state offices, public schools, and businesses optionally follow suit.

There have been a few attempts to officially rename Washington's Birthday "Presidents' Day," in 1951 and again in 1968, but those suggestions died in committee.