The History of Presidents Day: Presidents Day (Presidents’ Day), officially George Washington’s birthday at the federal governmental level, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring the Founding…
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America’s Founding Documents
Three documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, have secured the rights of the American people for 245 years and counting, and are considered instrumental to the founding and philosophy of the United States. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence expresses the ideals on which the United…