In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...

This weekend, we celebrate the birthday of the author of that victory, Gen. George Washington, born in Virginia on Feb. 22, ...

On September 19, 1796, George Washington published an open letter to the American people. He had two messages in mind. The ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address warning against entangling alliances cast a long shadow. But from the nation’s beginnings, Americans have usually known whom to root for — those who seek ...

His loyalties were to his nation and its young and fragile Constitution. Eventually, he put meaning to those loyalties by voluntarily choosing not to run for a third term. That set a precedent ...

Let's take a closer look at the holiday and how it could impact you: Presidents Day began as an unofficial holiday to celebrate George ... the reading of Washington's farewell address in the ...

George Washington’s birthday is February 22 ... During the height of the Civil War, Washington’s Farewell Address was read before a joint session of Congress on the 130th anniversary of his birth to ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington’s Feb ... parades and public readings of Washington’s Farewell Address – still an annual tradition in the U.S. Senate ...

By Remy Tumin George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating ... to read Washington’s 7,640-word farewell address in a legislative session on or around Feb. 22. . Senator Roger Wicker ...