Presidents' Day is an American holiday that is celebrated each year on the third Monday in February. It originally began to recognize George Washington and was celebrated on his actual birthday. In the 1970s, the holiday was moved to the third Monday as a part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. Some places still have individual holidays to celebrate different figures, but Presidents' Day is often viewed as a day to celebrate all of the United States presidents.
For more information on this holiday, visit http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/presidents-day
Want to learn more about your favorite president or want to learn more about the presidents? Here are some books on our past presidents to get you started.
Valiant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Quartet by Joseph J. Ellis
The Washingtons by Flora Fraser
Friends Divided by Gordon Wood
The Lost Founding Father by William Cooper Jr.
Lincoln and the Abolitionists by Fred Kaplan
Diaries I, 1779-1821 by John Quincy Adams
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents by Cormac O'Brien
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade
The Great Divide by Thomas J. Fleming
James Madison by Lynne Cheney
Jefferson and Hamilton by John Ferling
The Three Lives of James Madison by Noah Feldman
Cradles of Power by Harold Gullan
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade
Martin Van Buren by John Niven
Grant by Ron Chernow
William Henry Harrison by Gail Collins
Zachary Taylor by John S.D. Eisenhower
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