Which Founding Father Are You Most Aligned With?

The interests of the Founding Fathers heavily influenced the framing of the Constitution. Much like representatives today, each came to the convention prepared to defend their right to conflicting benefits.

Not only did each of their personalities differ greatly, but their opposing ideas also largely came from what they envisioned for the United States, their ideals, experiences and even geography played a significant part in their decision-making and arguments.

Take this Oxford University Press quiz to see which Founding Father you most align with. After you've taken the quiz, let us know the results.

Information from the Oxford University Press blog

Celebrating Presidents Day Today

Today is Presidents Day, a day originally designed to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the country, but is now viewed as a day to celebrate all United States Presidents.

Starting in 1800, a year after Washington’s death, it was decided to celebrate his birthday every year on February 22. It became a federal holiday in 1870, the first holiday honoring the life of an individual.

The date changed in the late 1960s when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which combined Lincoln’s birthday on February 12 with Washington’s birthday on February 22 and the single holiday was changed to the third Monday of February.

Trivia: George Washington’s farewell address has been read in Congress every year on February 22 since 1862.

Today, many people think of Presidents Day as a day off work providing a three-day weekend since most schools and offices are closed. However stores are open because Presidents Day is a big sale day with most sales lasting all weekend.