Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...
The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in ...
A partisan fight over whether Washington's flag truly represents the state in the best way it could is brewing in Olympia, ...
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 ...
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 ...
While the holiday is sometimes misunderstood as a celebration of the lives and birthdays of all U.S. presidents, the holiday was originally called Washington's Birthday and celebrates the ...
Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington. According to the then-used Julian ...
The Laredo Police Department and the WBCA are announcing safety measures ahead of this week's upcoming parades.
George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating ...