The first floor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon will be open for the public to observe preservation work in progress on three days later this month, including Presidents Day, Feb. 17.

Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 17. What began as a holiday honoring George Washington has expanded into a day recognizing all U.S. presidents.

According to records, supported by the George Washington Presidential Library, the Washington D.C. flag is based on the coat of arms displayed in the abbey. The window was likely installed to ...

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The 'Today' co-host addressed her father, George W. Bush's silly facial expressions from President Trump's inauguration ceremony.

Credit: Library of Congress Cityscape | Twin Cities ... But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed ...

According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the tradition In 1789 ... Lincoln’s Bible is among the Library of Congress’s holdings and is bound in velvet burgundy.

In 1789, when George Washington was sworn in for the first ... the Telecommunications Act of 1996 just a year before at the Library of Congress. "Ten years ago, the internet was the mystical ...

While the first and second inaugurations of President George Washington were held outside ... according to the National Library of Congress, but circumstances in subsequent years would force ...

The first inaugurations in U.S. history didn't happen in Washington, D.C. President George Washington was sworn ... capital of the U.S., according to the Library of Congress.

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...