George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Here's everything to know about the Feb. 17 holiday, including what President's Day celebrates and which stores are open or ...

Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

President's Day is the next federal holiday, here's a look at what is open and closed in Nevada and why we celebrate ...

President's Day started in the 1880s when Americans first began celebrating the birth of President George Washington as a federal holiday, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Washington was ...

George Washington was inaugurated as the first US President on April 30, 1789. The United States will get its 47th President on January 20th when Donald Trump takes the oath of office. The ...

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 ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...