Get ready for a change to your trash collection schedule, courtesy of Presidents' Day. The holiday, known as Washington's ...

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

While many schools and companies may be closed for the day and the United States Postal Service shuts down, there's also an impact on the stock market.

Presidents Day falls on Monday, February 17 this year, affecting both federal and private industries with varying paid holiday policies.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about whom to honor as there have been presidents. The federal ...

Presidents Day, observed on February 17, 2025, honors George Washington and other U.S. presidents. Government offices, banks, and stock markets will remain closed, while most retail stores and ...

While Rochester area school districts won't be in session later this month, a three-day holiday weekend overlaps with the annual February break week for many in the region. Presidents Day is a ...

Winter doldrums got you down? Well, at least you may get a three-day holiday weekend. Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in the middle of February to honor past U.S. presidents.

Where do holidays come from? Christmas and New Year’s Day were holidays that had long predated the United States' formation, she says. Despite popular lore, she says Thanksgiving was not created ...

Presidents Day is a federal holiday. While federal employees are off on Presidents Day, Congress has never declared it a national holiday, according to the National Archives. This means that each ...

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents The federal holiday is officially Washington's Birthday to honor George, the first ...