Presidents' Day, officially known as Washington's Birthday, is a federal holiday in the United States that celebrates the birthdays of George Washington, the country's first president, and Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president. The holiday is observed on the third Monday of February each year.Presidents' Day was originally established to honor George Washington's birthday on February 22nd, but the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968 moved the observance to the third Monday in February, providing wo