The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

As Americans gear up to celebrate Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 17, they will be participating in a tradition that has lasted nearly 150 years. Presidents’ Day traces its roots to an ...

In an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, President Bernardo Arevalo talked about his meeting with U.S. Secretary ...

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.

The holiday, which is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February, commemorates the births of two great United States presidents — George Washington (born on Feb. 22) and Abraham Lincoln ...