I have no idea. That is a good question. I think the people of the town started calling that day it and soon they all thought it was nice so they had that for ever.
- Rockerchic
How is the way vice-presidents are chosen today different from how they were chosen in the time of Adams's election in 1796?
election
Washington's Birthday. There is no federal holiday called Presidents Day regardless of spelling.
The U.S. President is chosen; we elect the person.
It is spelled Presidents' Day.
Grammatically, Presidents' Day is NOT correct. The correct spelling should have no apostrophes at all as the day does not BELONG to the presidents, therefore it is not possessive.
Presidents' Day was February 18 in 2008.
Presidents is plural and possessive, so the apostrophe goes at the end: Presidents' Day.
Presidents' Day exists and Empire's Day does not.
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, picked them. Presumably they were the presidents that he felt were most worthy of the honor.
presidents day start to honer all the presidents.
Presidents' Day was February 15, 2016.