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Washington was our first president and a farmer
Our nation’s first president was also a farmer and he believed in being a good steward in a different era, Dave Bergmeier writes.
Washington lawmakers debate removing first president from state flag. Critics call the move ‘un-American’
Democrats sponsoring the bill to remove Washington’s image from the state flag say he has “limited historical connection to ...
It’s likely the only museum in CT where people often react ‘What the heck?’ Here’s why.
At a historical state house museum there are many things one would expect to see. Restorations of Senate and House chambers?
How George Washington’s birthday became a national holiday
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.
Woke 'plot' to axe face of Founding Father from Washington state flag
Progressive Dem politicians Strom Peterson, Julia Reed and Greg Nance introduced House Bill 1938 to the state legislature.
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Piecing together presidential history
After taking measurements of the 200-year-old suit, Philip De Paola assembled a mock-up, or toile, in muslin and then ...
Six Sentences
The conflicts of popular factions are the chief, if not the only inlets, of usurpation and Tyranny,” the first president ...
Why is Washington's birthday a holiday? How Presidents Day came to be. | Opinion
The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others ...
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Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked – but she’s well worth saluting
Mary Washington helped her son develop into the leader he became. While her son was the subject of several portrait artists, ...
Prez play: President's Day honors the office and a chance for break
President's Day makes for a welcome respite between Christmas and spring break by honoring the men who held the office.