Presidents Day was previously known as Washington’s Birthday, in remembrance of the nation’s first president. Here's when ...
The NPS is asking visitors to help control the spread of this deadly disease.
An auction house in New York is marking the United States' 250th birthday by selling items that trace the nation’s history ...
Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...
The National Park Service began removing a slavery memorial at the President’s House in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon -- ...
George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled in Philadelphia.
Girl Scouts singing folk songs, a flag-waving party and a Times Square ball drop are among the planned Semiquincentennial ...
Historians are still learning new information about George Washington's life, but one shred of lore endures: He had a thing ...
Washington's birthday, better known as Presidents Day, is the only federal holiday in February and the third such holiday of ...
From the American Freedom Train and a Bicentennial Wagon Train to stars and stripes and everything red, white and blue.