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Presidents' Day, originally known as Washington's Birthday, falls on the third Monday of February. This year Presidents' Day falls on February 21, 2012.
GeorgeWashington, known as 
"The Father of Our Country",
 was the first President of the United States of America. He played a major role in the drafting of theDeclaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, declaring the Colonies to be free and independent states. He fought valiantly in the American Revolution and ledthe Colonists to Freedom as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. He was a wise and courageous man admired for his honesty and strength of character.Two famous tales told about him are from the book, "The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington" by Parson Mason Locke Weems. Parson Weems speaks ofGeorge tossing a stone across the Rappahannock River. (Later, the stone became a silver dollar in American folk lore. )

Nicknamed "Honest Abe for his honesty andfairness and coming from very humble beginnings, Abraham Lincoln is the finest example of what an individual can achieve with hard work and the ambition tolearn and to lead. He read constantly and went to great pains to get his hands on any books he could find to further his quest for knowledge. In his youth he walkedmiles to get to the only school house in his region. He did his homework by the light of the fire and used the back of a shovel to work out his sums,mathematics. His earliest reading material was the family bible and he relied on the truths it offered him and the comfort he derived from them throughout his whole life.