Is Presidents Day George Washington's birthday? It's complicated. The day does honor the first president's birthday, which falls on Feb. 22.

Monday is a federal holiday commemorating the birthday of George Washington, the United State’s first president. Despite what many people and advertisers believe, the holiday has never been ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — 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 tyrant.

Meh, it's not really Washington's Birthday anyway. The National Archives says George Washington was actually born in Virginia on February 11, 1731.

Americans began celebrating former President George Washington's birthday shortly after his death in 1799. Washington's birthday became a federal holiday, observed on Feb. 22, in 1879.

Americans began celebrating former President George Washington's birthday shortly after his death in 1799. Washington's birthday became a federal holiday, observed on Feb. 22, in 1879.

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual. Approval rating sinks Stop mocking me Get the latest ...

South Carolina plays both sides with “George Washington’s Birthday/Presidents’ Day,” but that doesn’t mean every president is getting any play: Martin Van Buren, for one, goes uncelebrated.

Washington's birthday was celebrated by his peers in government when he was president — mostly. Congress voted during his first two terms to take a short commemorative break each year, with one ...

The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the consumerism bonanza it has become today.