In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an ...

Here's everything to know about the Feb. 17 holiday, including what Presidents Day celebrates and what is open or closed on ...

Presidents’ Day is right around the corner in the United States, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two ...

Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

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

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

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 ...

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

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