The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others ...

Celebrating the birthday of Founding Father George Washington brought together members of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the ...

Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill Friday that would establish President Trump’s birthday, June 14, as a public ...

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating the first U.S. president on Monday.

The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are closed for Washington's Birthday, as it's known on the federal calendar. Next ...

This year, Presidents Day 2025 falls on Feb 17. Originally dedicated to George Washington, it now honors Lincoln as well as ...

Democrats sponsoring the bill to remove Washington’s image from the state flag say he has “limited historical connection to ...

WASHINGTON - A republican congresswoman has launched an effort to designate Donald Trump’s birthday as a federal holiday. Rep ...

It's a day many Americans enjoy off from work and cash in on sales. The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has ...

The federal government doesn't even recognize Monday as Presidents Day. It's officially Washington's Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness.

Either way, Washington paid little attention to his birthday, according to Mountvernon.org, the website of the organization that manages his estate. Surviving records make no mention of ...