The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...

Although Washington's birthday is on Feb. 22, the holiday was changed to February's third Monday after the U.S. Congress ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

If passed, House Bill 1446 would rename Presidents Day to George Washington’s Birthday. Originally established in honor of the first president, the holiday’s meaning has evolved into a ...

The holiday was originally intended to celebrate George Washington, the first president, but it has come to encompass the 45 men who have held the office since. Here's what you need to know about ...

Stock Montage//Getty Images President Franklin Roosevelt ... the bestselling author of You Never Forget Your First, a biography of George Washington.

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 ...