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llmart

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2. The holiday...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 03:55 PM

Feb 2020

I'm old enough to remember when there was no Presidents Day. We celebrated George Washington's birthday on one day and Abraham Lincoln's birthday on another. Then they had to tinker with this whole thing in 1971, combine the two and designate the third Monday of February so people could have a long weekend and now they consider it in honor of all Presidents.

I want it back the way it used to be because there are Presidents I don't want to honor. The one in this picture is one of them and of course the current so-called "president" is one I'll never honor.

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Oops! US Navy's tribute to their ships named after Presidents has a little typo [View all] Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 OP

Yep, I'm older than dirt because I immediately knew who you were referring to. catbyte Feb 2020 #1

The holiday... llmart Feb 2020 #2