Can you guess what does George Washington and St Patrick’s Day have in Common?

George Washington’s  General Order of March 16, 1780, granting Saint Patrick’s Day as a holiday to the troops

In 1780 during the Revolutionary War, George Washington signed a General Order of March 16, 1780, granting Saint Patrick’s Day as a holiday to the troops.   

CLICK on George Washington’s picture to see the actual Saint Patrick’s Day Order he wrote in his own handwriting.  The document you will see is from the National Archives…a really cool place to check out all kinds of interesting history. 

http://docsteach.org/documents/300356/print