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 ...

Less would happen on his birthday, but Philadelphians would persist in ­inviting him to balls in honor of Washington’s. The angry response Adams sent back in 1798 leaked to a newspaper and ...

By the late 1960s, Washington’s Birthday was one of nine federal holidays that fell on specific dates on different days of the week, according to a 2004 article in the National Archives ...

Americans celebrated Washington’s birthday on both days throughout his 1789 to 1797 presidency. In 1885, the US made February 22 a federal holiday and called it Washington’s Birthday.

Although Washington's Birthday was celebrated as early as 1778, Congress did not officially recognize as a national holiday until 1870. The Monday Holiday Law in 1968 moved the holiday from ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Monday, Feb. 21, is both a federal and state holiday, but knowing what exactly to call it can be tricky. Some call it George Washington's birthday, while others call it ...

The holiday for “Washington’s Birthday” was moved from February 22 to the third Monday in February in 1971. Explore more history behind President’s Day.

Remember Washington's deeds and heed his advice. A step in the right direction would be to correctly attach February 22nd to the federal George Washington's Birthday holiday.

Today, we mark George Washington’s birthday during a dark time. Our fatigued country is divided over debates about elections and voting rights protections, charged racial politics and the worth ...

On George Washington’s birthday, his farewell address unites a divided Senate The annual reading of the Founder’s nonpartisan speech began in violently partisan times and continues in them today.

Americans celebrated Washington’s birthday on both days throughout his 1789 to 1797 presidency. In 1885, the US made February 22 a federal holiday and called it Washington’s Birthday.

Americans celebrated Washington’s birthday on both days throughout his 1789 to 1797 presidency. In 1885, the US made February 22 a federal holiday and called it Washington’s Birthday.