The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual. In the early 19th century, for instance, a formal ...

The 143 annual George Washington Birthday Dinner was held on Saturday, Feb. 22. The popular event is held every year at the First Congregational Church in Methuen. Guests enjoyed a buffet style ...

The Senate tradition began back in the 19th century and occurs on Washington's Feb. 22 birthday. Washington served as the nation's first president from 1789 to 1797. He died in 1799 of a throat ...