Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the ...

Technically, though, he was born Feb. 11 under the ancient Julian calendar, which was still in use for the first 20 ... of Congress does note a French military officer, the comte de Rochambeau ...

However, what many don’t realise is that this date is based on the Julian calendar rather than the widely used Gregorian ... as he is widely admired across India for his progressive leadership, ...