Presidents Day was initially established to honor what?

Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz: Presidents Day was initially established to honor what?

A All US presidents
B Abraham Lincoln’s birthday
C George Washington’s birthday

In 1879, just a few years before the Washington Monument was dedicated, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill declaring Washington’s birthday an official federal holiday. It later became a holiday meant to honor all US presidents, but the holiday is still officially called ‘Washington’s Birthday’ by the federal government.

The correct answer is George Washington’s birthday.

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