As the United States prepares to celebrate President’s Day, we take a look at the origins of the annual holiday. The holiday, which is formerly known as Washington’s Birthday, is a commemoration of ...

George Washington is dead. We know this because his remains are entombed at Mount Vernon. He passed on Dec. 14, 1799. It has been over 200 years since his death.

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...