Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America,” Sarno said in his proclamation naming Saturday as “George Washington Day” in Springfield.

Legend has it that George Washington ceremoniously stood beneath the branches of a stately elm on July 3, 1775, the day he took command of his army. The Washington Elm lived until 1923 ...

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

Here's a breakdown of how a day in the life of George Washington unfolded at Mount Vernon: In a letter to his grandson, Washington acknowledged that an early wake-up could be "irksome." ...

George Washington himself ended the marriage of one of his slaves. In February 1795, he learned that a woman named Fanny at River Farm was "Laid up" for an entire six-day work week because she had ...