There was a history like that for Veteran ' s Day on a Monday too . That congress once moved it to Mon but a lot of states didn ' t like it so they stopped it shortly after . But that was way back in the 70 s , not likely to interfere much with memory 40 years later . Now we have the Thanksgiving move that almost happened way back in the 40 s , not likely to be effecting our memories 75 years later though . Perhaps the thing is that maybe in a diff timeline , those changes stuck whereas in this one , they did not . The fact there is clear evidence that it was almost but not quite true in this reality is interesting and IMO is evidence for the time lines theory of ME . The same excuse for it not sticking was given in both holidays too , that some states did not like it and there was too much conflict over it . Are states more feisty in this reality ? Is there more angst between republicans and democrats ? Can ' t we all just get along ? P