Presidential historian calls for end to ‘silly’ Presidents’ Day, compares it to celebrating a king’s birthday
Presidents’ Day occurs on the third Monday of every February, and celebrates all US presidents, though it originally ...
Presidents Day is federally recognized as Washington's Birthday. Here's why the name differs depending on your state
The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in ...
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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge
George Washington was born in the Colony of Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732, and, within his lifetime, his birthday had become a ...
NY rep wants Trump’s birthday to be new federal holiday: ‘Founder of America’s Golden Age’
US Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) has proposed turning June 14 — now celebrated as Flag Day — to be merged with Trump’s birthday ...
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What is open and closed on Presidents Day 2025 and why we celebrate the federal holiday
Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington. According to the then-used Julian ...
Upstate NY lawmaker introduces bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday
An Upstate New York lawmaker is pushing to make President Donald Trump’s birthday a federal holiday. U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney ...
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How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail
Either way, Washington paid little attention to his birthday, according to Mountvernon.org, the website of the organization that manages his estate. Surviving records make no mention of ...
Washington lawmaker wants to redesign state flag
A partisan fight over whether Washington's flag truly represents the state in the best way it could is brewing in Olympia, ...