Happy Birthday, President Lincoln!

Presidents' Day was created a long time ago. So long ago that most people living today probably have forgotten that February 12th was President Lincoln's birthday, and February 22 was President Washington's birthday. "Presidents' Day" was placed between those two birthday dates and on a Monday to create a three-day weekend and a paid holiday. But if that is the case, why could they not have created two three-day weekends? The act was called the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, passed in 1971, proposed in 1968, I believe, and part of their supposed motivation was to give workers more 3-day weekends. Sounds like the government's been lying to us for a lot longer than we may have supposed. Reports vary, saying, for example, this way they "honor both presidents Lincoln and Washington," and that they "wanted to create three-day weekends." If that is true, why didn't they create two three-day weekends in February? Do we not have at least two Mondays in February? How many people even know which presidents we're supposed to be honoring on Presidents' Day? Reports say you can honor whichever presidents you want...but this way both Lincoln and Washington are ignored, basically. Obviously, nobody cares about these things anymore, they just want a day to create sales. I suppose there is some law regulating how many three-day weekends we are allowed to have. Or, perhaps, people worried about how many presidents we could honor with another three-day weekend, or... AI Overview info ahead: Yes, there is federal law that regulates the number and timing of federal holidays, though there is no specific "cap" on how many three-day weekends can exist. Federal holidays are established by Congress and codified in 5 U.S.C. § 6103...While there is no legal maximum on the number of federal holidays Congress can create, the number has remained around 11-12 since the early 1980s. These laws do not apply to private employers. Congress can create new federal holidays, but it is probably not the most urgent priority on the minds of our government officials at this time. However, I think with this being our 250th anniversary as a country, it might be appropriate to find more ways to honor the leaders who played such important roles in the development of our Republic. Don't you? I am not much of an organizer, but maybe some of you out there are. Just a thought. I'm just a regular rabble rouser. I want pennies back and I want Lincoln's and Washington's Birthday back, and I want our citizens and children to know who these people were and how they contributed to the establishment and development of our Republic. But, sadly, I fear that very few people seem to care about these things one way or the other.