For some historians, the holiday has lost all discernible meaning. Historian Alexis Coe, author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of Washington,” said she thinks about Presidents ...

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents The federal holiday is officially Washington's Birthday to honor George, the first ...

Presidents Day falls on Monday, February 17 this year, affecting both federal and private industries with varying paid holiday policies.

While many schools and companies may be closed for the day and the United States Postal Service shuts down, there's also an impact on the stock market.

Our popular culture and even the law in some states now refer to the holiday as “Presidents Day.” That habit started by effectively combining the mid-February birthdays of George Washington ...

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 ...

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

George Washington's birthday, the state and federal holiday commonly known as Presidents Day, falls this year on Feb. 17, 2025. With regular U.S. mail service suspended and the post office ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to honor as there have been presidents. The federal ...