On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters ...

It's a day many Americans enjoy off from work and cash in on sales. The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has ...

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not ...

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 ...

By Remy Tumin 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 installing a fence around the peach orchard at ...

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.

The Washington State Department of Health has announced a significant reduction in the processing time for adults and minors ...

The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the bonanza of consumerism it has become today.