The statue was unveiled Thursday to spark "early interest" in the United States' upcoming 250th anniversary of independence in 2026.

It feels like an eternity ago that the UMass men’s basketball team was in the mix for a second consecutive double bye in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Back on Feb. 4, the Minutemen gave away a late lead to Saint Louis with third place in the conference on the line.

Presidents Day is a federal holiday usually observed on the third Monday in February. It began with celebrating George Washington’s birthday, the first president who had a significant connection to the Erie area.

By Emily Mayer A century ago, the country celebrated two United States Presidents during the month of February; Abraham Lincoln on February 12, and George Washington on February 22. The day was spent with school children giving presentations,

Presidents Day is the federal holiday that honors our country’s leaders. The day is marked on the third Monday in February – this year’s holiday is on Feb. 17. The origins of Presidents Day date back to 1799 after the death of the first president George Washington when his birthday,

Here's a look at how Presidents Day has evolved from reverence for George Washington to retail shopping sales and time off across the country.

Well before envisioning what a “school system” might look like, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and George Washington considered education essential to the budding republic if its citizens had any hope of self-governance.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be speaking at a news conference on Thursday alongside his wife, First Lady Casey DeSantis, and Secretary of State Cory Byrd.

While others are tearing statues down, we are putting statues up to honor the heroes of our republic and our great history.'

Monday is the President George Washington National Holiday, and the Daisy Gatson Bates State Holiday. All city, county, state and federal government offices will be closed. There will be no regular postal delivery.

Gov. Ron DeSantis emphasized George Washington’s virtue in choosing the success of the country over his desire for power during Thursday’s unveiling of a statue to honor the founding father at the Capitol in Tallahassee.

While today’s President’s Day holiday honors the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, one Upstate New York member of Congress believes President Trump’s birthday should also be a federal holiday.