Some Presidents Day fun facts:
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was also well loved. After his assassination, 30 states adopted a policy to celebrate his birthday, which was February 12, 1809. This observation was initially a state holiday and not a national holiday
Some states, including Illinois, still observe Lincoln's birthday on February 12, in addition to Presidents Day.
EIGHT PRESIDENTS never attended college: Washington, Jackson,
Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, A. Johnson, and Cleveland.
THE OLDEST president inaugurated was Reagan (age 69); the
youngest was Kennedy (age 43). Theodore Roosevelt, however, was the youngest man
to become president——he was 42 when he succeeded McKinley, who had been
assassinated.
THE TALLEST president was Lincoln at 6'4";
at 5'4", Madison was the shortest
JAMES BUCHANAN was the only president never to marry.
KENNEDY AND TAFT are the only presidents
buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
One thing that many people connect with Presidents' Day is retail sales. In the 1980s, retailers began to use this holiday as a time to clear out their old stock in preparation for spring and summer. One wonders what George Washington would have thought about this celebration of his birthday.
So Happy Presidents Day and Happy Shopping!
The Reserve Team
