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Presidents Day Became a National Holiday

Presidents Day: How Washington's birthday became a business bonanza

It's a day many Americans enjoy off from work and cash in on sales. The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has evolved throughout U.S. history, from a day of reverence for George Washington to a retail bonanza.

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Why is Washington's birthday a holiday? How Presidents Day came to be. | Opinion

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

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How George Washington’s birthday became a national holiday

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating the first U.S. president on Monday.

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Presidents Day is federally recognized as Washington's Birthday. Here's why the name differs depending on your state

States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to honor as there have been ... It's officially Washington's Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American ...

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George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor US presidents in lots of ways

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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge

Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...

Presidential history quiz: How many can you answer? (Hint, we're based in Quincy, Mass.)

Quincy and Massachusetts have a lot of ties to presidential history. How well can you do our 10-question quiz on this ...

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Presidents Day and the “Father of America”

On Presidents Day, we celebrate the Father of America and his indelible mark on history.

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