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Happy Birthday George!

By Robert Eringer

Feb 19, 2024
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George Washington's visage first appeared on the colorful one-dollar “rainbow” bill in 1869. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions

On Presidents Day we think mostly of George Washington, whose birthday we used to celebrate by scarfing cherry pie (he didn’t tell a lie) on 22 February until his own personal holiday a) became subject to the 1968 Uniform Monday Holi…

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