Here's everything to know about the Feb. 17 holiday, including what President's Day celebrates and which stores are open or ...

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday ...

Well, at least you'll have a three-day holiday ... known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington.

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

George Washington’s Inauguration Day suit. Photo courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Henry Knox, the nation’s first Secretary of War, had to personally help ensure the delivery of the ...