Washington lawmakers debate removing first president from state flag. Critics call the move ‘un-American’
In the only state named after a president, lawmakers in Washington are debating whether it’s time to redesign the state flag and possibly remove the nation’s first president from it. Democrats ...
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 the first U.S. president on Monday.
How George Washington's Silence Shaped America's Most Powerful Office
Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...
George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor US presidents in lots of ways
U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.