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Woster: What did you learn about our Founding Fathers in elementary school?
"I’m pretty sure that, when I was in grade school, nobody tried to connect Washington or Lincoln to a February marketing ...
George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor US presidents in lots of ways
In Alabama, Washington shares the spotlight with friend-turned-rival Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president and primary author of the Declaration of Independence. In Arkansas, it's Daisy ...
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Washington lawmakers debate removing first president from state flag. Critics call the move ‘un-American’
Oregon combined two state holidays dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington into a single Presidents Day in 1985, when it adopted Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While the federal government ...
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George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor US presidents in lots of ways
Most often, it’s Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War president who sometimes outranks even Washington among historians for keeping the Union intact. Fourteen states have a separate holiday just for ...
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Michael Blake: Must the president be a moral leader?
The best presidents — including figures such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington — are celebrated not only as good leaders, but as good men. They embody not simply political skill ...
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Presidents Day is Monday. Here's what's open, and what's not, for the holiday.
It's a day to celebrate the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, former U.S. presidents. While it first started on Washington's birthday, a new bill that would move many federal ...