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february celebrates 4 presidential birthdays!

2/4/2016

 
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Presidents' Day was established  in 1885 to recognize George Washington's birthday.
We have three other presidents who were also born in February.

 George Washington was our first president and he was born on February 22, 1732, in Virginia.

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William Henry Harrison was our 9th president and was born on February 9, 1777. He was the last president born as a British subject and the 1st president to die in office.

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Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president and he was born on February 12, 1809.
President Lincoln was the first president to have a beard while serving in office.  He was also the first president to have an inaugural photograph taken of him, and the first and only president to hold a patent.

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Ronald Reagan was our 40th president and he was born on February 6, 1911.  President Reagan was the first president to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court.  Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Reagan on August 19.1981.

So, while you enjoy your day off from school, remember these great men and all that they accomplished.

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