The act of violence almost 150 years ago effectively gave birth to the civil service, that class of nonpartisan experts who ...

When is Presidents' Day? This year, Presidents' Day falls on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The holiday falls on the third Monday in ...

Presidents Day is almost here. Here's what you need to know about the holiday, what's open or closed and whether you can ...

called the name "Presidents Day" a misnomer, noting Congress never officially renamed the celebration of Washington's birth, despite moving the date to the third Monday of the month. "The nation ...

Thousands are expected to commemorate President’s Day Feb. 17 by staging a nationwide protest in opposition to President Donald Trump in the first month of his administration. Not My President Day, ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth ...

With February underway, Presidents' Day will soon be observed as the country's next federal holiday on the third Monday of ...

Presidents' Day is right ... George Washington's birthday, until 1968 when Congress changed it to the third Monday of the month to create a three-day weekend. “One of the provisions of this ...

History is a bad place, often. To get an idea just how bad, let’s return to Reagan’s biography. Those of more tender ...

“Black History Month existed long before presidents endorsed it ... an abolitionist and a former slave, celebrated his birthday — in “colored” schools in the Washington, D.C., area.

Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...