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 ...
Opinion
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.
The News Journal5d
What is open and closed on Presidents Day 2025 and why we celebrate the federal holiday
Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in the middle of February to honor past U.S. presidents. Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year ...
Washington Times5d
Presidents Day, once celebration of Washington’s birth, increasingly retail-focused holiday
The official designation for the holiday is Washington’s Birthday, although it has come to be known informally as Presidents Day. Arguments have been made to honor President Lincoln as well ...