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Presidents' Day

American  
Or Presidents Day

noun

  1. the third Monday in February, a legal holiday in the U.S., commemorating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.


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US markets were set to reopen later Tuesday after Monday's break for Presidents' Day.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

Attorney’s Office did not immediately comment on the ruling, which fell on Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

U.S. markets will be closed on Monday for Presidents’ Day.

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 2026

After news broke that Carter was in hospice care, former President Bill Clinton tweeted a picture of him and Carter with the caption, "On this Presidents' Day I'm thinking of President Jimmy Carter."

From Salon Dec. 29, 2024

It wasn’t going to be a holiday, not like Presidents’ Day or MLK Day, so there was still school that Wednesday, but it was called Patriot Day and he was given permission to miss school.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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