In Alabama, Washington shares the spotlight with friend-turned-rival Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president and ...

Nearly 300 years since George Washington ... a nod to the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and other past presidents, the federal holiday officially celebrates only Washington’s birthday.

(Library of Congress via AP) When most presidents cite illustrious predecessors, they usually turn to all-time greats such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or Franklin D. Roosevelt or to more ...

More realistically, we face a time fraught with disaster if we are to forget George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and FDR – our greatest presidents. Their witness and impact have lasted so long ...

Most often, it’s Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War president who sometimes outranks even Washington among historians ... state employees on the day after Thanksgiving, which Lincoln is often ...

It was only the fifth holiday to enjoy such garlanded status, following Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Independence Day and Thanksgiving ... both Washington and President Abraham Lincoln.

The courage of George Washington crossing the Delaware? The resolute command of Abraham Lincoln? The once insuperable ... urged his successor, FDR, to do more to help Jewish refugees.

Portraits of George Washington ... Roosevelt, flanked by smaller versions of Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, and Jefferson). Atop the mantel now sit silver eagle figures, WSJ ...