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On Hating Presidents' Day

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Presidential historian Alexis Coe hates Presidents' Day: "The third Monday in February is a dud of a holiday, in no small part because of unnecessary confusion around it."

"Several states," she continues, "-- among them Delaware, Florida, Louisiana and Wisconsin -- don’t recognize the day at all. Americans who dare to judge them should first consider: How do you observe Presidents’ Day?"

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