Presidents’ Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February.
This year it falls on Monday February 20th.
When I
was a child, there were two holidays in the month of February.
One was Feb. 12th, to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, the
other was February 22, to celebrate George Washington’s
birthday.
Instead
now we have this one holiday dedicated to remembering all our
American Presidents.
Generally
speaking, the most famous of our American Presidents are
the following:
George Washington, born on February 22nd, 1732, was the first American
President. He was noted as being an excellent general in the
Revolutionary war and later a dedicated politician. He was
nicknamed “Father of his Country”.
Abraham Lincoln, born on
February 12th, 1809, was the 16th president of the
United States. He led the States through its greatest crisis,
the Civil War (1861-1865) He is accredited with having saved
the Union from disintegration as well as having eliminated
slavery.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was
born on May 29th,1917. He was elected 35th president
of the United States in 1961. He was the first Catholic
president to be elected, as well as the first president to win
the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6th, 1911. He
began his acting career in 1937 and made about 50 movies. He
entered politics and became the Governor of California. In 1980
he was elected 40th president of the United States.
He served two terms as president.
Bill Clinton was born on
August 16th, 1946. He was elected 42nd
president of the United States in 1993 and served two terms as
president. He had a great impact on the policies and programs
of the United States during the 1990’s.
Using
this biographical information, the students can make up as many
questions as possible. Ex:
-
Who
is the 35th president of the United States?
-
When
was Abraham Lincoln born?
-
What
president won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism?
-
What
Presidents were born in the month of February?
This
activity can lead to further studies on American presidents.
Since
2012 is a presidential election year, the students can look
up information about the two major political opponents. It
would be a good idea to have them “interview”
these candidates.
Still
another idea is to find out how the President of the United
States is elected, talking about the National conventions of
the two major parties, Democrats and Republicans, as well as the
Electoral College.
A
Nice Thought.
“When things don’t go well, they like to blame Presidents, and
that’s something that Presidents are paid for.”
John
F. Kennedy
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