What was “Washington’s Birthday” is quickly approaching us: now often redubbed “Presidents’ Day”, the repackaging allows us to forget “Lincoln’s Birthday” earlier in the month – which is now celebrated on the Monday closest to February 22, the actual day.
In any case, thinking of George Washington, “the Father of His Country” and our first president, should lead us to contemplate the country’s origins. We should especially remember the entire band of Founding Fathers, who created the political apparatus under which we live. But there are two other figures, both connected with the last days of January, to whom we should also show some gratitude and even deference, as they are at least as responsible for our national existence as Washington and any or all of his revolutionary colleagues.
