What started as—and legally remains—a celebration of George Washington has transformed into something more.
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Presidents' Day technically only celebrates one president
Every third Monday in February marks a celebration of George Washington, but the path to declaring it a federal holiday was not without controversy.
In 1792, leading architects entered a competition to build the President's House, George Washington judged it, and the winner built an American icon.
Reenactors play the part of America's 16th president for a variety of reasons, but one stands out: admiration.
George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan.
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Patient, modest, and deliberate: George Washington gave the United States the steady hand necessary to guide it through a revolutionary birth and its tumultuous early years.
