Michael Peregrine: Why we must continue to venerate George Washington
As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...
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George Washington's personal library took a winding path before landing in Boston
In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...
Spokane man dies in George crash
A 40-year-old Spokane man died when he lost control of the car he was driving, hit a retaining wall and rolled Saturday in ...
Mysterious burst in brain activity during death could be ‘evidence of souls’
A sudden burst of energy that surges through our brains as we die could be evidence of the ‘soul leaving the body’, a ...
Washington lawmakers debate removing first president from state flag. Critics call the move ‘un-American’
Democrats sponsoring the bill to remove Washington’s image from the state flag say he has “limited historical connection to ...
How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail
The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in ...
What is Humphrey’s Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month into President Donald Trump ‘s second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent ...
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Former Oklahoma governor and senator David Boren dies at 83
David Boren, the former Oklahoma governor and longtime U.S. Senate intelligence chief who went on to lead the University of ...
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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge
Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...
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The Painful History Of George Washington’s Teeth — And The Gruesome Truth Behind Them
George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...
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 ...