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(Message started by: maryl on May 18th, 2003, 2:14pm)
Title: George Washington
Post by maryl on May 18th, 2003, 2:14pm
Why is George Washington's official birthday celebration held on February 22 when he was actually born on February 11?
Title: Re: George Washington
Post by PseudoPserious on May 19th, 2003, 7:25am
Sloppy handwriting on his birth-certificate, followed by years of bureaucratic inertia?

A practical joke gone horribly, horribly wrong?

Because Washington celebrated his birthday 2 or 3 times a month to score extra presents?  (Martha, I can not tell a lie...it is so my birthday again today.)

[hide] ...or it could be the whole Julian calendar / Gregorian calendar thing.  1752 was such a magical year. [/hide]

Cheers,
PP
Title: Re: George Washington
Post by maryl on May 20th, 2003, 7:04am

on 05/19/03 at 07:25:31, PseudoPserious wrote:
Sloppy handwriting on his birth-certificate, followed by years of bureaucratic inertia?

A practical joke gone horribly, horribly wrong?

Because Washington celebrated his birthday 2 or 3 times a month to score extra presents?  (Martha, I can not tell a lie...it is so my birthday again today.)

[hide] ...or it could be the whole Julian calendar / Gregorian calendar thing.  1752 was such a magical year. [/hide]

Cheers,
PP


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