No lie: It's Washington's Birthday, not Presidents Day
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar, which placed Washington's birth on George Washington was a biblioklept. MobyLives hipped us to Ed Pilkington's Guardian article. From the article: Founder of a nation, trouncer of [...]