FiercePharma learns there's no such thing as Presidents Day   On
Monday, the U.S. celebrates Washington's Birthday. It's not
Presidents Day, as some call it, at least not officially; when
Congress moved the holiday to the third Monday in February from
Washington's actual birthday on Feb. 22, the name didn't change.
It seems that a movement to include Abraham Lincoln in the
celebration never gained enough momentum. Some states honored
Honest Abe with a government holiday--a few still do--but
Washington's Birthday was always just that.  If you're one of
the select workers who actually gets the day off Monday, and
you'd like to spend that time reading more about the history of
this federal holiday, then check out the National Archives.
Working or not, you won't have the opportunity to read a new
FiercePharma. We're closed along with Wall Street and federal
agencies. Whether we're spending our time off studying up on
presidential history--we'll leave it to you to guess. -- Tracy
Staton (email | Twitter)