President's' Day Honored In Nation's Capital

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: A Sikorsky VH-92A helicopter flies along the Potomac River next to the National Mall on a training run on President's Day, February 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Navy plans on purchasing 23 VH-92As to replace the Marine Corps VH-3D and VH-60 aircraft currently used to transport the President of the United States on short flights later this year after working out an issue where the helicopter would scorch the lawn of the White House. President's Day was first observed in 1796 in recognition of George Washington's birthday, the first President of the United States, which is February 22nd but it was eventually proposed to honor both Washington and President Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12th, into one federally recognized holiday on the first Monday in February in 1971. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)