George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Veterans Day honors military service. The Fourth of July acknowledges the country’s independence. But Presidents Day is ...

Presentations, crafts and tours related to Washington and the diverse range of people he interacted with will take place Feb. 15-17.

President's Day 2025 falls on 17th February. Learn about its history, significance, and the celebrations in honor of George ...

Here's everything to know about the Feb. 17 holiday, including what President's Day celebrates and which stores are open or ...

Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington and Lincoln.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday ...

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

And before all that, there was the unexpectedly elegant, mid-thigh-length brown coat George Washington wore to his inauguration as the nation’s first president on April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall ...