Why is Presidents Day called Washington’s Birthday and how is the day linked to George Washington? The holiday began to honor ...

One day in January 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia, a little boy named David stood in line with his father to visit the Freedom Train, filled with original American documents such as the Declaration of ...

Honor our first president—and celebrate Presidents Day—with these inspirational George Washington quotes ...

Observed on the third Monday of February, Presidents’ Day began as a celebration of George Washington’s birthday and later expanded to honor all US presidents.

Nearly 240 years ago on Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected by all 69 presidential electors as the first president of the United States.

The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

While tales of his copping to chopping a cherry tree were just lore, the nation’s first president did partake of this cherry ...