NEWARK, NJ — Newark will close City Hall and suspend all non-emergency municipal services on two days in February to commemorate Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s birthdays. According to a ...

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic — not a tyrant. Yet the nation will once again ...

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born on Feb. 12, 1809 in Kentucky. Here’s what’s closed on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Feb. 12. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National ...

The third Monday in February is observed as a federal holiday to honor our nation’s first president, George Washington, born February 22, 1732. It is commonly known as Presidents’ Day, to include ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The Florida Senate passed legislation Thursday requiring portraits of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to be prominently ...