the 4th of july became an unpaid federal holiday in 1870.
the 4th of july became an unpaid federal holiday in 1870.
when did the 4th of july become an unpaid federal holiday?
1870
bullet::::- in 1783, salem, north carolina, held a celebration with a challenging music program assembled by johann friedrich peter entitled "the psalm of joy". the town claims to be the first public july 4 event, as it was carefully documented by the moravian church, and there are no government records of any earlier celebrations.









































bullet::::- in 1870, the u.s. congress made independence day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.









































bullet::::- in 1938, congress changed independence day to a paid federal holiday.









































section::::customs.
independence day (united states)
the federal holiday honoring washington was originally implemented by an act of congress in 1879 for government offices in washington () and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (). as the first federal holiday to honor an american president, the holiday was celebrated on washington's birthday under the gregorian calendar, february 22. on january 1, 1971, the federal holiday was shifted to the third monday in february by the uniform monday holiday act. this places it between february 15 and 21, which makes "washington's birthday" something of a misnomer, since it never occurs on washington's actual birthday, february 22. (a rough analog of this phenomenon can be seen in commonwealth realms, where the reigning monarch's official birthday is celebrated without regard to their actual date of birth.)
washington's birthday