A colorful sky this morning greets Presidents’ Day with a predicted high near 54, sunny skies and a low tonight of around 29. Both President’s Day and George Washington’s birthday are celebrated on the third Monday of February. The observed federal holiday is actually called George Washington’s Birthday. Certain states, such as New Mexico however, list the holiday as Presidents’ Day. Although George Washington’s birthday is celebrated Feb. 22, it is observed as a federal holiday on the third Monday of February. To complicate matters, Washington was actually born .Feb. 11 in 1731. How can that be? During Washington’s lifetime, people in Great Britain and America switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar (something most of Europe had done in 1582). As a result of this calendar reform, people born before 1752 were told to add 11 days to their birth dates. Those born between Jan. 1 and March 25, as Washington was, also had to add one year to be in sync with the new calendar. By the time Washington became president in 1789, he celebrated his birthday Feb. 22 and listed his year of birth as 1732. Upon entering office, Washington was not convinced that he was the right man for the job. He wrote, ‘My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit, who is going to the place of his execution.’ Fortunately for the young country, he was wrong. He also said, ‘Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.’  Read more about Washington at the official White House Web site. Source: almanac.com. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com