On April 30, 1789, in the first presidential inaugural address, George Washington said: ‘“The preservation of the sacred fire ...

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 ...

The United States of America elected its first president in 1789. President Donald Trump was elected as the nation's 47th ...

President's Day is Monday. Here's what to know about it's history, including how it got started and what it has become.

Next Saturday is the first U.S. president’s birthday, and Comal County is urging its residents to recognize Feb. 22 as ...

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

In 1783, Britain’s King George III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War. In 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United ...

Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg launched ‘The Facebook,’ a social media platform, which would go on to become the world’s ...

Roman Emperor Septimus Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and ...

The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with a passenger plane in Washington DC ... it was carrying out a rehearsed evacuation of the President, in a drill known as a Continuity of Government ...