Originally a celebration of President George Washington’s birthday, in 1968 the holiday was adapted to also honor the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and moved to the third Monday in February.

Born Feb. 14, 1812, Columbus has gone from a simple settlement to Ohio’s largest city in its 213 years. Franklinton, named for Benjamin Franklin, was the first permanent settlement in central Ohio, ...

It's President's Day Weekend, which means the annual George Washington Birthday Parade takes over Alexandria on Saturday ...

Viola Davis plays the president of the United States in her new movie 'G20,' in which her character Danielle Sutton finds herself under attack at a G20 summit and must fight back.

President Donald Trump, hours after his inauguration on Monday, appeared in a pre-taped video shown on ESPN during Monday's College Football Playoff national championship game. During halftime of ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) invites the public to remember President Lincoln’s birthday this month with free events at state historic sites around Illinois including Vandalia.

All across Illinois, state historic sites are celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The Illinois Department of Natural ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's additional budget of 100 trillion rupiah (US$6.14 billion) for its program to give free meals to school children this year will add nearly 2 percentage points to the ...

PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) - Today, the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park shared the first images of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s final resting place.

Neither Congress nor the president have ever stipulated that the name of the holiday observed as Washington's Birthday be changed to Presidents' Day, according to the National Archives.

President Donald Trump at a news conference in the White House a day after he was sworn-in for his second term on Jan. 20. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump's approval rating at ...