The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father, Augustine, is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15 ...

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in the middle of February to honor past U.S. presidents. See when it is observed in 2025.

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 ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

George Washington. Born in 1732 in Virginia, Washington’s life was deeply intertwined with this southern state. He inherited Mount Vernon from his father in 1761 and spent much of his life ...

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For our three greatest Presidents were all born in February. George Washington Born on February, 22, 1732, George Washington displayed a character that continues to define our nation. The General ...

Mark your calendar: Presidents Day falls on Feb. 17 this year, and though it’s a few days earlier than George Washington’s birthday, it also commemorates the birth of America’s first president.

George Washington Carver was an American agricultural ... He also championed crop rotation and agricultural education. Born into slavery in the early 1860s, Carver’s exact date of birth is ...