POTUS

If you watch enough political dramas on television, you know POTUS means President of the United States. On the third Monday in February, we celebrate the office of the Presidency with Presidents Day.

It seemed appropriate to use a CTC resource for information. I went to  Encyclopedia Britannica for the story behind Presidents Day. The first time I searched for Presidents Day, I missed seeing it at the top of the results column. I scrolled through the listing and wondered where this information might be. The front page didn't have a large (or even small) story about the commemoration. At the bottom of the screen, there was a set of icons for 'spotlight'ed stories. George Washington's picture was there. That link did take me to Presidents Day information. A second search for Presidents Day had the link to the holiday information at the top of the list above a yellow line. Was the link there the first time and I missed it?

Of course, the quick and favorite research site, Wikipedia did have a fairly easy to see link to On This Day with a Washington's Birthday/Presidents Day link.  At the bottom of the Wikipedia article there were references that could be checked.

It would be nice if vendors would think like novice searchers and make results clear and visible!
-kss

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