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 ...
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Presidents Day, once celebration of Washington’s birth, increasingly retail-focused holiday
George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument.” It wasn’t until 1832, the centennial of his birth, that Congress established a committee ...
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President George Washington: Calm, Cool, and Collected Commander in Chief
That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow ... He also sought to protect them from themselves, putting in place hygiene practices to ward against the diseases that ...
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency. By Remy Tumin George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating his birthday.
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Chadds Ford Is Home to a Headquarters of George Washington
Chadds Ford was an ideal place back on Sept. 9, 1777, for Gen. George Washington’s Headquarters as his Continental Army plotted to attack the British ...
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A look inside Wall Street's Federal Hall, the site of George Washington's inauguration
LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington ... says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office ...