In the 1960s, the U.S. federal government moved the observance of Washington's Birthday (22 February) to the third Monday of February. It was suggested that it be renamed Presidents Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln, since Lincoln's Birthday is 12 February and was already observed in some states, but nothing was ever done about it, at least on the federal level. Officially, the federal holiday is Washington's Birthday. It's largely ignored except by those government employees who get the day off and by retailers, who usually have a sale on that day. The traditional sale for Washington's Birthday/Presidents Day is the white sale, originally linens, but now expanded to include just about everything.