In 1837, the tone was more unorthodox when President Jackson opened the doors of the executive mansion on Washington’s birthday for citizens to enjoy an enormous cheese weighing nearly 1,400 pounds.

The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in some way.

Rev. NEWTON HESTON, at the State-street Congregational Church, ... WASHINGTON's Birthday will be duly observed in Jersey City to-day by the closing of the public offices, ...

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers.

The next federal holiday after Washington's Birthday will be Memorial Day. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2025 federal holidays are: Jan. 1, Wednesday: New Year's Day ...

In 1837, the tone was more unorthodox when President Jackson opened the doors of the executive mansion on Washington’s birthday for citizens to enjoy an enormous cheese weighing nearly 1,400 pounds.

The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in some way. States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about ...

The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in some way. States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about ...