As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

In an annual tradition to help bolster its popular festival, the Lincoln Days Celebration Luncheon was held on its namesake’s ...

Illinois Secretary of States facilities and DMVs will be closed this week, but its not because of President’s Day.

For its free Feb. 19 program, Montgomery Township Historical Society asks fans of local history: Is Hancock's birthplace ...

Honoring former president Abraham Lincoln is a big deal in LaRue County and local officials wanted to make sure his 216th ...

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

SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College is inviting the public to its annual Lincoln Lecture at 9 a.m. Feb. 12 in Trutter Center at 5250 Shepherd Road. Christina Shutt, Abraham Lincoln ...

(StatePoint) Visiting Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace and early childhood home within the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky, allows visitors to step back in time and im ...

The J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust will hold its annual celebration honoring the Confederate general’s birthday on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will take place at ...

Twenty-fifth President William McKinley was born in Niles 182 years ago this month, and the McKinley Birthplace Home, 40 S. Main St., Niles, will mark the occasion on Saturday. Festivities will ...