In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...
Despite rainy weather, more than 100 turn out at a soggy Washington Crossing Historic Park to celebrate Washington's birthday ...
It's Presidents Day, the holiday that started in honor of George Washington -- the president with an enormous birthday candle ...
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George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating the first U.S. president on Monday.
George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...
U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.
His loyalties were to his nation and its young and fragile Constitution. Eventually, he put meaning to those loyalties by voluntarily choosing not to run for a third term. That set a precedent ...
Washington was a man for the ages. Born a Virginia aristocrat, he carefully cultivated his virtues — self-control, moderation ...