By the mid-1980s, with a push from advertisers, the term "Presidents’ Day" began its public appearance.   

In Washington’s adopted hometown of Alexandria, Virginia, celebrations are held throughout February.         
      

The U.S. Postal Service, banks and stock markets will be
closed today, Monday Feb. 17, however most restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores will be open.

  
BRIAN THOMAS

Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born at in Brooklyn, New York
City. He is 62 years old today.

As former professional basketball player MJ played 15 seasons
in the National Basketball Association between 1984 and 2003,
winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.

He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around
the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural
icon.

His profile on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael
Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."

(TMZ) – Kevyn Major Howard, the actor best known for playing
Rafterman in the war movie Full Metal Jacket, has died.

Howard’s family told TMZ that he died at a Las Vegas hospital surrounded by loved ones on Friday, Feb. 14.

According to the outlet, Howard had been in hospital in the
weeks before his death due to respiratory issues. His official
cause of death, however, has yet to be determined.

1987

 
On Februa14, around the year A.D. 270, Valentine, a holy
priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, is said
to have been beheaded.

Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in
many unpopular and bloody campaigns.

Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the
army because of their strong attachment to their wives and
families.

To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the
decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages
for young lovers in secret.

   
1909

Road crew with shovels stand on foster road after clearing
snow off street during 1916 winter snowfall, Foster Road
in SE Portland, Jan. 21. 1916.
Oregon Historical Society

Snow removal at SW Tichner Dr., near Council Crest in
Portland, circa 1956.

Crew busy at snow removal on SW 12th Ave between Main
and Jefferson St., Feb. 2, 1950.
City of Portland Auditor’s Office

Snow removal on SW Broadway and Yamhill, Jan. 25, 1943.
City of Portland

Digging out a street car after a heavy snow fall, on East
Glisan near East 39th Avenue, circa 1916.
Oregon Historical Society

Feb 1., 1937 saw 12.8 inches of snow in downtown Portland.
City of Portland Auditor’s Office

Snow along Sandy Boulevard today in Northeast Portland.
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