Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is officially still Washington’s birthday. And that’s entirely right and proper, as every American should ...

The United States began celebrating its first president ... George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating his birthday. A diary entry on his 28th birthday, Feb. 22, 1760, reveals a busy day ...

Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.?States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to honor as there have been presidents. The federal government doesn't even ...

Historian Alexis Coe, author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington,” has said she thinks about Presidents Day in much the same way as the towering monument in D.C ...

Our popular culture and even the law in some states now refer to the holiday as “Presidents Day.” That habit started by effectively combining the mid-February birthdays of George Washington ...

Presidents Day stands as one of America’s most significant federal holidays, evolving from a singular celebration of George ... modern date recognition. The adjustment affected not only ...

Presidents Day is fast approaching. Some in the nation will celebrate the highest office in the land on Monday but many are really looking forward to a long weekend and holiday deals. The holiday ...

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

Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is officially still Washington’s birthday. And that’s entirely right and proper, as every ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington ... including Washington and Lincoln whose birthdays bookend that Monday. Modern presidents have observed the holiday in a ...