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On the 93rd birthday of the franchise, the Washington Commanders unveiled new alternate uniforms for the 2025 NFL season.
The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.
Washington's Birthday did not become a legal holiday until Jan. 31, 1879, when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia.
The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers.
A major restoration project is underway at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, in preparation for America’s 250th Birthday next year.
WASHINGTON's Birthday will be duly observed in Jersey City to-day by the closing of the public offices, banks and public schools. In the evening, Rev. A.A. WILLITS will deliver his lecture, ...
Alexandria the adopted hometown of George Washington, celebrates his birthday each year with events throughout February. The highlight will occur on Feb. 21, 2022, when Alexandria residents and ...
Washington's Birthday became a legal holiday Jan. 31, 1879, when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia.
Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia wants to return to a federal holiday on his birthday. Its website says Washington’s character and accomplishments shouldn’t be “muddled” by a ...
A long-planned celebration in Washington for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary will coincide with President Donald Trump's ...
The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.