Observed the third Monday in February, President’s Day honors all those who have served in our great country’s highest office. But did you know…
James Buchanan, as a life-long bachelor, was the only unmarried man ever elected president. Talk about your most eligible bachelor.
George W. Bush met and married wife Laura in a span of only three months. Don’t try this at home, kids!
Dwight D. Eisenhower loved to cook and even concocted his own recipes. Mamie was a lucky woman.
James Garfield could write in Greek with one hand and Latin with the other — simultaneously! So why can’t hubby manage to change a diaper while watching football?
Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer due to a 20-cigar-a-day habit. Evidently smoking has always been a bad idea.
Andrew Johnson never attended school and learned to read at the age of 17. He later married his tutor—smart man.
Abraham Lincoln carried letters and other documents in his trademark stovepipe hat. Little-known pre-curser to the Daytimer.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was related by blood or marriage to 11 of his predecessors. Proves the old adage: It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.
Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt inspired the origination of the Teddy Bear while hunting in Mississippi. You have to love a man who refuses to shoot a mama bear.
Here are some fun and informative presidential sites
for your kids to explore:
kidsdomain.com/holiday/pr esday.html
• Learn about Presidents Washington and Lincoln
• Take online quizzes
• Crafts and activities
score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/
• Great site with info for elementary school
kids about Presidents Washington and Lincoln
primarygames.com/holidays/presidents/presidents.htm
• Games, puzzles, stationery and more!
whitehouse.gov/history/presidents
• Thorough site with biographical information
for all of the presidents. Great for middle
and high school students.
