Believe it or not, it isn’t just about mattress sales. Celebrated on the third Monday in February every year, Presidents Day was originally established in 1885 to recognize President George Washington. Though it was regularly celebrated on Feb. 22, the date of Washington’s birth, it was later moved in conjunction with the Uniform Monday Holiday, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law in 1968 in an effort to create more three-day weekends for Americans. The act also included a clause that combined Washington’s birthday with Abraham Lincoln’s in the holiday.