As a youngster, classmates learned about President Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12 and President George Washington on Feb. 22. In 1971, Congress set Presidents Day as the third Monday in February as a ...
Charles Town’s streets were alive with cheering crowds, celebrations and cannon fire during the first week of May 1791. George Washington was in town. Having never visited the South, Washington toured ...
Nov. 1 marks a pivotal milestone in American history: 225 years ago, the doors of the White House opened to welcome its first residents: President John Adams and first lady Abigail Adams. Back then, ...