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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, February 15, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
Today in the United States it is a federal holiday to
celebrate George Washington's birthday. Often referred to
as "the father of his country," Washington commanded the
Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775?
1783) and served as the first President of the United States
of America (1789?1797).
Enjoy!
Melissa
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "To be a great leader and so always master of the
situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker
in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's
egg."
HINT: (1785-1945), served as the 23rd Governor of the
state of Maryland in the United States from 1833 to 1836.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The third Monday in February is designated Washington's
Birthday, but many Americans believe that this holiday is
now called "Presidents' Day," in honor of both Presidents
Washington and Lincoln, whose birthdays are Feb. 22 and Feb.
12, respectively.
***
Washington's Birthday became official in 1885, when
President Chester Arthur signed a bill making it a federal
holiday. Meanwhile, there was President Lincoln's birthday
on Feb. 12, which never became a federal holiday but was
celebrated as a legal holiday in many states outside the
old Confederacy.
***
In 1968, Congress passed the Monday Holidays Act, which
moved the official observance of Washington's birthday from
Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February. Some reformers had
wanted to change the name of the holiday as well, to
Presidents' Day, in honor of both Lincoln and Washington,
but that proposal was rejected by Congress, and the holiday
remained officially Washington's Birthday.
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The American Revolution - Washington's Farewell
During his farewell, General Washington asks his men to
each come to him so he can shake their hand. Many of the
officers have tears in their eyes during the emotional
goodbye to their leader.
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On February 22nd of almost every year since 1888,
Washington's Farewell Address has been read in the US
Senate. While this does not happen on Presidents Day, it is
an annual celebration of Washington's Birthday that stems
from 1862 when the Address was read as a way to boost
morale during the Civil War.
***
The third Monday in February can only occur between Feb. 15
and Feb. 21. This means that the holiday is always after
Lincoln's birthday and before Washington's birthday, without
ever coinciding with either.
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Washington was born on Feb. 11, 1731, according to the
Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and her colonies
adopted the Gregorian calendar, jumping ahead 11 days and
making January the first month of the year instead of March.
According to this calendar, Washington's birthday occurred
on Feb. 22, 1732.
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QUOTE: "To be a great leader and so always master of the
situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker
in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's
egg."
ANSWER: James Thomas.
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