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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legislators are proposing placing photos of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in all elementary classrooms. (Photos ...

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 ...

February 22, was the birthday of George Washington, which the nation celebrated as a federal holiday. In 1971, Presidents’ ...

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 ...