Although Washington’s birthday didn’t emerge as a federal holiday until the late 19th century, informal celebrations took place throughout his presidency.

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 was signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes on January 31, 1879. Initially, it "applied only to D.C. federal workers" but by 1885 it was extended to federal ...

The holiday for “Washington’s Birthday” was moved from February 22 to the third Monday in February in 1971. Explore more history behind President’s Day.

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.

Happy Washington’s Birthday, everybody! … is what I would say if today were actually Washington’s birthday. It is not. Today is a lot of people’s birthdays—Michael Jordan, Huey P. Newton ...

Washington’s birthday used to be called America’s civic Christmas. The Farewell Address was often part of the celebration, until it was eclipsed by the Gettysburg Address.

The article about George Washington’s real birthday left out the most salient fact: Until 1968, we celebrated Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12 and George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22.

Although Washington's Birthday was celebrated as early as 1778, Congress did not officially recognize as a national holiday until 1870. The Monday Holiday Law in 1968 moved the holiday from ...

A statue of George Washington is seen in Union Square Park on October 07, 2020 in New York City. John Lamparski/Getty. Once the first president's birthday was moved, the effort to obscure it ...