Washington's Birthday

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• Thus, "Washington's Birthday, like every other holiday that reminds us of lofty ideals, is... chiefly a holiday for the immigrants, who still believe in those ideals and are ready to fight for them." sup43

  Academic text (2000)

• In a Washington's Birthday editorial in 1914, the Jewish Courier asserted that "the noblest people from all parts of the world have sympathized with the revolting sic farmers of the New World" and come to the United States "because they coveted a land where all men would be equal."

  Academic text (2000)

• But even they had Washington's birthday as a holiday.

  Fiction book (1992)

• you'll be out in time for Washington's Birthday

  A Star Is Born (1937)

• You'll have to miss New Year's, but you'll be out in time for Washington's birthday.

  A Star Is Born (1954)

• Valentine's Day passed as just another day for Jory, as did Washington's birthday.

  Fiction book (1994)

• This is Washington's Birthday.

  Academic text (1990)

• A banner on the door of the tavern across the street advertised fried oysters at half price in honor of George Washington's birthday.

  Fiction book (1992)

• On the eve of the United States' entry into the war in 1917, a Polish editor told Polish Chicagoans that they should celebrate Washington's Birthday "more than ever because by so doing we will demonstrate more emphatically our loyalty toward this land of ours."

  Academic text (2000)

• An examination of Chicago's foreign- and English-language newspapers reveals that between 1876 and 1918, immigrants and their children regularly observed a variety of United States holidays, including the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Washington's Birthday, and Flag Day.

  Academic text (2000)

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