在美国，每年的第三个周一被定为总统日(Presidents’ Day)，以纪念出生在2月22日的美国首任总统乔治·华盛顿。这一全国性假日开启于1968年。同时，总统日也是很多人纪念美国第16任总统亚伯拉罕·林肯的节日。林肯的生日在2月12日。尽管如此，联邦政府依然将总统日定义为“华盛顿的生日”。以下是VOA关于总统日由来的介绍：

　　The third Monday of February is known as Presidents’ Day in the United States. For nearly 100 years, America honored its first president, George Washington, on February 22. That was his birthday. But the date was not a national holiday until 1968.

　　That year, the U.S. Congress passed a measure known as the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The measure meant that some public holidays would always fall on a Monday. Today, the country honors its first president on the third Monday in February -- and not on Washington’s actual birthday.

　　The holiday is now commonly called Presidents’ Day. Many say it also honors Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The nation’s 16th president was born on February 12.

　　The federal government, however, still recognizes the holiday as “Washington’s Birthday.”

　　The Uniform Monday Holiday Act gives workers a three-day weekend. It also gives shops and marketers a chance to have special Presidents’ Day sales.