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February 22 – George Washington
by Darren Cole on February 22, 2011
Washington, George, the Virginia Colonel (3/4 length), 1772 (ARC ID 532861); 148-CP-6, George Washington Bicentennial Commission. (ca. 1924 - ca. 12/31/1934), Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch, 1928 - 2005, Record Group 148, National Archives Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=532861
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar, which moved the calendar ahead 11 days and made January the first month of the year instead of March. The new calendar placed Washington’s birth on February 22, 1732.
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