George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not ...

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

School will be in session for students in seven Florida counties on Monday, Feb. 17. Florida is among the many states that celebrate the holiday as Presidents' Day. Don't expect mail delivery, and ...

Here's what you need to know about Presidents Day 2025. The holiday was originally intended to celebrate the birthday of the first President George Washington on Feb. 22, according to the Library ...

Presidents' Day is the next federal holiday coming up, but the federal government doesn't call it that. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the third Monday of February is ...

It adds that the position of the holiday between the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln, whose birthday is Feb. 12, gave rise to the popular name of Presidents Day. The U.S. Postal Service ...

The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king. And yet the ...

The federal government doesn't even recognize Monday as Presidents Day. It's officially Washington's Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness.

Presidents Day was originally established to recognize the birthday of the first U.S. president, George Washington. This took place in 1885 when February 22 was designated as the holiday ...