How George Washington’s birthday became a national holiday
George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating the first U.S. president on Monday.
How George Washington's Silence Shaped America's Most Powerful Office
Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...
Actress Hayden Panettiere's childhood New York home on market for nearly $4 million
The Snedens Landing house was built in 1988 and renovated by the current owners after they bought it in 2021. Panettiere ...
RFK Jr. says vaccines aren’t tested enough. Experts say that’s baseless.
RFK Jr.’s views on vaccine safety have sparked debate, with some experts saying that his comments are misleading.
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
Jeenah Moon for The New York Times ‘A snub to King George.’ In all of her years of researching Washington, Ms. Coe, the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of ...
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Front Porch: Decades later, scent from childhood still brings joy
But there, across the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan, New York, through rural northern New Jersey, not far from the Wanaque Reservoir, I smelled … meadow. It was such a distinct smell ...
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How George Washington Carver National Monument became first monument dedicated to an African American and first to a non-president
In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute ...