Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s independence, and the Peoria Riverfront Museum has a ...

Washington was part of a new generation of readers with multiple access to printed books, almanacs, lectures and newspapers like never before. He reportedly followed these conversations from scholars ...

With Abraham Lincoln’s 216th birthday Feb. 12 and Presidents’ Day Feb. 17, the lives of previous U.S. presidents can provide ...

Using February as a backdrop, let me share with you two events that mark the birthday of Abraham Lincoln which provide an ...

Peas thrive in cool, moist weather, so growing peas on the island should be a snap. Peas were grown here commercially until the mid-1960s. Plant snow, snap or shell peas and don’t forget to plant some ...

Republican congresswoman Claudia Tenney has proposed making Trump’s birthday, June 14, a national holiday by merging it with ...

America is marking Presidents' Day with protests against President Trump's policies, including government cuts and ...

Names are tricky things. What was the federal holiday at the start of this week? Most people say “Presidents Day,” but there ...

Today, we celebrate President's Day, a day established to honor the birthday of George Washington, whom many consider to be ...

A short history of the celebration of how we came the celebrate Presidents Day as a national holiday and a day of protest.

Rep. Claudia Tenney introduced a bill that would make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday to recognize him as 'the founder of America's Golden Age.' ...

Presidents Day, officially known as Washington’s Birthday, is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor America’s first president, George Washington, whose actual birthday ...