The secrets of the Washingtonia palm, named after the first US president
They are among the most widely cultivated plants in the world, and can thrive in complete neglect, able to withstand both harsh summers and low temperatures
Holiday calendar 2025: Every day off in the United States
Most government offices and some private companies are closed on 11 federal holidays
Watch melted during atomic blast over Hiroshima sells for more than $31,000
The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m. — during the closing days of World War ll
Presidents Day: From George Washington’s modest birthdays to big sales and three-day weekends
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The nation will once again commemorate the first U.S. president on Monday, 292 years after he was born
The Underground Railroad of the south: The unknown story of the slaves who fled to Mexico
Historian Alice Baumgartner connects the Civil War with the abolition of slavery in its neighboring country: ‘Lincoln and Juárez’s alliance contributed to strangling the Confederacy’
The American flag wasn’t always revered as it is today. At the beginning, it was an afterthought
Only in the mid-19th century does the U.S. flag become a permanent fixture at the White House, scholars believe
With Trump starring and no sign of DeSantis, Republican annual meeting shows party fracturing
Prominent conservative politicians and ideologues meet at a convention tarnished by the disunity of the GOP