 In the United States, on the third Monday in February, schools, banks, federal buildings and some businesses shut down for President's Day. However, stores stay open and a major three day shopping event takes place. Although President's Day is the federal holiday designated on that date, some states still celebrate Washington's Birthday while others maintain a statewide holiday.
US President Temporary transfer of duties:
According to the 25th amendment to the Constitution, in case of a temporary inability of the President to govern (determined by him or other representatives of executive power and terminated according to the statement of the president), the vice-president of the United States can temporarily operate as acting president of the US. In total, there were 3 such cases related to medical procedures, requiring anesthesia (1985 - Reagan transferred his powers to Bush Sr. for 8 hrs; Bush Jr. has transferred powers to Dick Cheney twice in 2002 and 2007 only for 2 hrs each time).
Presidential Dynasties:
Three presidents were descendants of predecessors (but not directly):
* John Q.Adams – son of John Adams;
* Benjamin Harrison – Grandchild of William H. Harrison;
* George W. Bush Jr. – son of George Bush Sr.
In addition, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a distant relative of Theodore Roosevelt (besides this, Franklin was also married to Thoedore’s niece Eleanor).
Strange facts from the lives of American presidents:
Politicians are also people and anything human, including strangeness is not alien to them.
George Washington adored riding. However, he demanded that the horse, on which he would sit, should be ideally clean. Washington even checked the cleanliness of the animal’s teeth.
Thomas Jefferson independently designed his gravestone and the written text on the gravestone, in which it was not specified that he was a president.
John Quincy Adams frequently took a bath naked at dawn in the river Potomac. He also did not change his attire and wore one suit for more than ten years.
Andrew Jackson was an inveterate duelist. During one of the duels, he received a bullet in the chest and surgeons could not remove it and Jackson had to live the rest of his life with a piece of lead in his body.
After leaving the White House, Martin Van Buren wrote interesting memoirs, in which not a single thing about his wife was found.
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