‘Finding George’: Celebrating Washington at his very feet
On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters ...
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Why is Washington's birthday a holiday? How Presidents Day came to be. | Opinion
The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual. In the early 19th century, for instance, a formal ...
Presidential historian calls for end to 'silly' Presidents' Day, compares it to celebrating a king's birthday
Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky suggested on Monday that Presidents' Day was ridiculous and should be canceled, ...
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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge
Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...
NY rep wants Trump’s birthday to be new federal holiday: ‘Founder of America’s Golden Age’
US Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) has proposed turning June 14 — now celebrated as Flag Day — to be merged with Trump’s birthday ...
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Laredo’s Washington’s Birthday Parade to feature LPD as marshal, Clydesdales leading the way
Downtown Laredo comes alive Saturday for the Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade, led by the Clydesdales.
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Save the date: George Washington Birthday Ball in SW Arkansas
SHREVEPORT, La. ( KTAL/KMSS) – A George Washington Birthday Ball will be held in a historic town in Southwest Arkansas in ...
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GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Make Trump’s Birthday a Federal Holiday
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) delivered a special Valentine to President Donald Trump. The New York congresswoman introduced a ...