A Restoration For Washington's Birthday?

Washington's bed - and mattress - at Mount Vernon

A few days ago, OTR lamented the muddling of Washington's Birthday in 1971 when the federal holiday was moved from February 22 to the third Monday of the month. The new holiday quickly morphed into a three day weekend that merged Lincoln's birthday - February 12 - with a weak attempt at honoring all the American presidents, and an opportunity to buy a mattress "on sale." Today, there is a post on Fox News about a Congressional effort to restore the Washington's Birthday holiday to its rightful day. OTR applauds that move. In this age of historical illiteracy we need all the accuracy we can muster.