As we celebrate Presidents Day on Monday and this weekend ... to be with some sign of respect to those that are present." — George Washington "Everybody should shout those words," Shirley ...

As Alexis Coe, a presidential historian and Washington biographer, put it, “He would be more apt to chronicle the weather on his birthday than any present he received — unless it was a mule.” ...

Editor’s note: The attorney general’s office sent this guest opinion column to both The Washington Examiner and The Tennessean for publication. Presidents Day once was, and should be ...

President George Washington was inaugurated as the first ... and received on the 14th day of the present month." Robert Livingston, who was the chancellor of the State of New York, administered ...

Presidents Day began as an unofficial holiday to celebrate George Washington after his death in 1799. Americans would celebrate their first president on his birthday, Feb. 22. The tradition grew ...

George Washington was the first president of the United States. He has long been referred to as “the father of our country.” Yet as we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who he ...

Here's what you need to know about Presidents Day 2025. The holiday was originally intended to celebrate the birthday of the first President George Washington on Feb. 22, according to the Library ...

George Washington 88. “Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes ... I know it exists, and i know it has done much in the present Contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great ...