Fly your flag today: Presidents Day 2010


Fly your flag today.

White House at night

White House with U.S. flag at night; photo by Keith Stanley, kestan.com

Residents of the United States celebrate Presidents Day today, a holiday that grew out of celebrations of the birthdays of both George Washington (February 22, 1732) and Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809), both of whom were born in February (under the “new” Gregorian calendar).

President’s Day is one of a score of dates Congress recognized in the Flag Code as appropriate for patriotic display of the U.S. flag.

Note:  Keith Stanley sells his photos, including this one of the White House at night.  You can view this one, and many more, and purchase copies, at Mr. Stanley’s website.

This entry was posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010 at 10:20 am and is filed under Abraham Lincoln, Flag etiquette, Fly your flag today, George Washington, History, Presidents. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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