President's Day

from The Chronicle- February 20, 2018

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1. Federal holidays are declared by this legislative assembly.

6. Mount______, home to the first president, celebrates the holiday by laying wreaths on his tomb and reenacting speeches.

7. Retailers started having big President's Day sales in this decade for the purpose of clearing out winter stock to make way for spring and summer stock.

8. The answer to #9 fought in the ______ War.

9. President's Day is officially called ______'s Birthday, though it doesn't ever fall on the exact date of his birth. (Hint: He was a very early president.)

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2. The answer to #5 is known as the Great ______ because of his role in freeing the slaves.

3. Many people celebrate the holiday by baking desserts with this type of fruit.

4. President's Day is always scheduled for the ______ Monday in February

5. There was a movement to get this president's birthday to be a federal holiday, but now he is celebrated on President's Day along with the answer to #9.