In 1837, the tone was more unorthodox when President Jackson opened the doors of the executive mansion on Washington’s birthday for citizens to enjoy an enormous cheese weighing nearly 1,400 pounds.

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

Washington's Birthday became a legal holiday Jan. 31, 1879, when Congress added Feb. 22 to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia.

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Feb. 22.—Washington's Birthday was observed generally throughout the island. The stores were closed, and at the theatre here in the afternoon patriotic addresses were ...

The Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a parade on Saturday, which happens to be President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

A long-planned celebration in Washington for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary will coincide with President Donald Trump's ...