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MIKE MCKENNA: It’s George Washington’s Birthday, Not President’s Day Michael McKenna on February 20, 2023 In the deep of a cold night almost 250 years
That is quite an achievement for one lifetime.
Think you know George Washington? Andrew Nelson encourages you to dig deeper. Check out his reading list at the end of today's Perspective.
The third Monday in February has come to be known--wrongly--as President's Day. America's political leaders should take thisoccasion to remember Washington's deeds, recollect his advice, andonce again call the holiday celebrating him by its legal name:Washington's Birthday.
George Washington is one of the most recognized figures in U.S. history. But familiarity breeds contempt. More often than not, Washington is an old painting on the wall – solemn, impersonal and distant – or the subject of childhood stories and nursery rhymes. We all know that he chopped down a cherry tree and had wooden teeth.