Although we see Presidents Day sales and events, there is no such holiday as Presidents Day. The official name for the day is "Washington's Birthday". At one time Congress considered renaming the holiday to Presidents Day to honor all U.S. presidents. But that never happened. So it remains on the books as Washington's Birthday.
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