喬治‧華盛頓，出生於1732年2月22日

美國人慶祝喬治華盛頓和亞伯拉罕林肯的生日，稱之為「總統節」。雖然是「總統節」，習慣上都在華盛頓實際生日的前一個星期一慶祝。

從華盛頓出生以來已經很久了，你能確實指出他是哪一天出生的嗎？這其中其實還有一段複雜的歷史。

特別是華盛頓出生之後二十年，才有了我們今天所謂日曆的東西，幸運的是，有人在信裡留下了線索。


Americans celebrate George Washington's birthday, along with Abraham Lincoln's, on "President's Day." "President's Day," however, is observed the Monday before Washington's actual day of birth.

It has been so long since George Washington was alive, how do we really know when he was born? It isn't as easy to figure out as you might think, especially since Washington was born 20 years before the introduction of the calendar that we use today. Fortunately, someone left a clue inside a letter.

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