Michael Peregrine: Why we must continue to venerate George Washington
As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...
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George Washington's personal library took a winding path before landing in Boston
In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...
Spokane man dies in George crash
A 40-year-old Spokane man died when he lost control of the car he was driving, hit a retaining wall and rolled Saturday in ...
Mysterious burst in brain activity during death could be ‘evidence of souls’
A sudden burst of energy that surges through our brains as we die could be evidence of the ‘soul leaving the body’, a ...
How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail
Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the ...
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The Painful History Of George Washington’s Teeth — And The Gruesome Truth Behind Them
George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...
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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge
Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...
Legacy admissions in D.C. could end because of these students
The D.C. State Board of Education backed a proposal to ban legacy admissions at some private universities, including ...
What is Humphrey’s Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month into President Donald Trump ‘s second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent ...
How George Washington’s birthday became a national holiday
George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating ...
Presidents Day is Monday. Here's where you can take in presidential history in Michigan
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 ...