Originally published at: In Which Josh Proposes Revising the Federal Holiday Calendar - TPM – Talking Points Memo
When I was a little boy in the Southern California school system in the 70s and 80s there were separate holidays for Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays. Or at least this was my recollection. Both were celebrated. Then Martin Luther King Day became a federal holiday in 1986. I thought at time and for many years…
