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Abraham Lincoln's Birthday - 2026
Wisconsin School Observance Day honoring the 16th president of the United
States. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky;
assassinated 1865. Observed as a federal holiday (Presidents' Day) on the
third Monday in February. (Monday, February 23, 2023)
Originally part of court statutes to observe these days and was enacted for
the schools on June 27, 1923, from the 1923 Laws of Wisconsin, Chapter 307,
section 20.
More information and educational resources are available on the Department of
Public Instruction Social Studies Education Observance Days website [1].