While George Washington may have been “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” he was not the United States’ initial president. Before the Mount Vernon ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

The position of the holiday between the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln gave rise to the popular name of Presidents Day. In 1885, Congress designated Feb. 22 as a holiday for all federal workers.