George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.

I would judge him as an extraordinary person who had flaws that we can’t discount but overall an amazingly positive force in ...

"The day never saw a more miserable creature when the sun rose that next morning," the future president said, according to ...