Washington’s birthday (also lovingly called Presidents’ Day) is a holiday where mattresses are somehow as celebrated as ...

RALEIGH From his perch on Capitol Square, George Washington projects a jaunty self-confidence, his gaze steady, his chin lifted, his wig tied in a respectable bow — keeping a patriot’s post ...

George Washington met Lafayette when the marquis was just 19 years old, and Lafayette served on Washington’s staff in the Continental Army. Theirs was a lifelong friendship that developed into a ...