The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others ...

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

Neither Congress nor the president have ever stipulated that the name of the holiday observed as Washington's Birthday be changed to Presidents' Day, according to the National Archives.

The federal holiday known as Washington's birthday will be celebrated Monday, Feb. 17. Neither Congress nor the president have ever stipulated that the name of the holiday observed as Washington ...

Presidents' Day is the next federal holiday coming up, but the federal government doesn't call it that. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the third Monday of February is celebrated ...