George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating ...

Those who attended the 300th birthday party for the comte de Rochambeau celebrated his partnership with Washington, and the civil way they made decisions.

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NORFOLK, Va. >> 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.

In 1837, the tone was more unorthodox when President Jackson opened the doors of the executive mansion on Washington’s birthday for citizens to enjoy an enormous cheese weighing nearly 1,400 pounds.

However, Washington's birthday was not observed as a federal holiday until 1879 when President Rutherford B. Hayes, one of seven Ohio-born presidents, signed into law legislation passed by ...

George Washington’s Birthday Auction, which began Feb. 1, closes Feb. 22 at 10 p.m. Items up for bid include a private dinner at the George Washington Presidential Library, dinner at The Inn at ...

Washington's Birthday did not become a legal holiday until Jan. 31, 1879, when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia.