While progressives and conservatives argue over his legacy, a sprawling new biography explains "Abe" via the surprisingly rich culture that forged him.

This Presidents’ Day, let’s reaffirm that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are heroes February 15, 2021 The carving of George Washington at Mount Rushmore in Keystone, S.D., in 2019.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the likenesses of US presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. REUTERS “Presidents Day” is actually ...

George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating his birthday. A diary entry on his 28th birthday, Feb. 22, 1760, reveals a busy day installing a fence around the peach orchard at Mount Vernon ...

The reason for the holiday’s date is that George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732, close to 300 years ago. Washington, of course, is the father of our country, a patriarch squared.

“[George] Washington had no place within his administration for nepotism and wanted all appointments to be based on merit,” wrote Cyrus A. Ansary in “Dealmaker-In-Chief.” Abraham Lincoln ...