President's Day

.......for most people it means a four day weekend or a wonderful holiday from homework, but (even though I am enjoying this being a holiday) I'm not satisfied with just viewing it as a "holiday". Why do we celebrate President's Day? To honour the Presidents who served their country, or just so we don't have to celebrate Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays? I remember that when I was in school, we did actually celebrate Lincoln and Washington's birthdays (not with a holiday, but in class). But what happened to those holidays? We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day more then we celebrate our former President's birthdays...not that I wish people would not honour Dr. King, for he played a great part in the Civil Rights Movement, but what about Lincoln....he had a big hand in freeing black people from slavery, did he not? I think if we're going to celebrate Dr. King, we should also celebrate those others who fought just as hard for their civil rights like Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman and other leading figures in the civil rights movement. And what about Washington, our nation's first President (yes, the first) and a great Revolutionary War general? Do they not teach children about Lincoln and Washington in school anymore?