Gerald R. Ford was the first to declare November 11th a holiday.
Thanks giving
No US President has made Halloween an official holiday.
declare a bank holiday that closes banks for days
Lincoln. He did this after Gettysburg.
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last U.S. state to declare Christmas an official holiday.
A president did not declare this holiday. Christmas is a religious celebration that Christians celebrate to honor the birth of Jesus Christ. But, President Ulysses S. Grant recognized Christmas as a national holiday in 1870
Alabama was the first American state to declare Christmas an official holiday. By 1890 other states also followed suit. Christmas is the only religious holiday in America, which is also a national legal holiday.
Grover Cleveland signed a bill to make labor day a federal holiday in 1894.
President Ulysses S. Grant declared Christmas an official national holiday in 1870.
President Grover Cleveland signed into law the bill that made Labor Day an official national holiday in 1894.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, issued the first official proclamation that made Thanksgiving an annual national holiday.