The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual. In the early 19th century, for instance, a formal ...

(the 22d falling on Sunday,) in honor of the anniversary of the birth of WASHINGTON. Regimental line will be formed on the north side of Union-square, right on Broadway, at 2 o'clock P.M. Field ...

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 ...

Either way, Washington paid little attention to his birthday, according to Mountvernon.org, the website of the organization that manages his estate. Surviving records make no mention of ...

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.