It's our history. In 1971, the law that moved many federal holidays to Mondays reassigned Washington’s birthday commemoration to the third Monday in February, creating a long winter weekend and ...
It's a day many Americans enjoy off from work and cash in on sales. The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has ...
It's officially Washington's Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness. The holiday hasn't been celebrated on Washington's actual ...
Presidents Day, also known as Washington's Birthday, is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of February. Financial markets, including the NYSE and Nasdaq, are closed on Presidents Day ...
For explanation, I refer now to the Portland Daily Press of Feb. 22, 1877: ...
The state's green flag was adopted a century ago, but voters would have the final say on any redesign if the bill passes.
Democrats sponsoring the bill to remove Washington’s image from the state flag say he has “limited historical connection to ...
Monday is Washington's Birthday, which is better known as Presidents Day. The federal holiday brings no mail, closures and ...