Explore the history of George Washington's birthday celebrations, calendar changes, and its transformation into a national symbol of unity and civic values in the United ...

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic — not a tyrant. Yet the nation will once again ...

George Caldwell is a correspondent for The Daily Signal. Send an email to George. On Presidents Day, officially known as Washington’s Birthday, Americans celebrate the life of George Washington. Here ...

Days after what would have been George Washington's 294th birthday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., led an effort on Wednesday to restore a tradition of reading the first American president's farewell ...