As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail Monday in observance of a national holiday. Presidents' Day, still recognized ...

George Washington is dead. We know this because his remains are entombed at Mount Vernon. He passed on Dec. 14, 1799. It has been over 200 years since his death.

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...