Today is President's Day!
♥ Here are 5 surprising facts about President's Day from NationalToday.com:
👉 "Died on the fourth of July
Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4th, 1826, which happened to be the 50th anniversary of the approval of the Declaration of Independence.
👉 Presidents’ Day sales
Merchants on average see a 1.2% weekly boost in sales the week of Presidents Day.
👉 The undefeated Washington
George Washington was the only president to be unanimously elected by all of the state representatives.
👉 In between
The “S” in Harry S. Truman doesn’t actually stand for anything.
👉 Going backwards
A pair of bills attempted to return the official name of Presidents’ Day to Washington's Birthday, but it didn't receive much support."
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