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Government Offices Close for Presidents' Day
Trash pickup days will be pushed back one day for holiday.
All but essential government agencies will be closed Monday, thanks to Presidents Day.
Police and firefighters will be on the job, but all other government offices will be closed for the holiday, originally George Washington's birthday.
In Los Angeles, trash pickup days are typically pushed back one day to accommodate the holiday.
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Although commonly known as Presidents Day, the federal government still recognizes it legally as Washington's Birthday.
The holiday was shifted from Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February 1971 under the terms of the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill of 1968. Because the holiday falls between Feb. 15 and 21, it can never fall on the actual anniversary of Washington's birth in 1732.
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The term Presidents Day began being popularized in the 1980s, when retailers combined sales formerly held in conjunction with Washington and Lincoln's birthdays.
City News Service was used to compile this report.
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