Celebrate Black History Month, see George Washington's inaugural coat, try restaurant week menus and more this winter around ...

“Familiar Facades II” by self-taught artist Loretta Johnston is on exhibit through Feb. 28 in Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury’s Lawrence Gallery, where she previously exhibited in 2016.

In the good ole days—and I guess that statement dates me—national holidays and national recognition days came few and far ...

President's Day marks the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. It is considered a federal holiday in the U.S.

It originally designated three federal holidays, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and former President George Washington’s birthday, to be marked on Mondays. So even though the anniversary of ...

Washington, D.C. marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a bit early, because of Monday's presidential inauguration.

We’re a day from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the commemoration of the birth of the famed civil rights leader, who died tragically in April 1968. But for those of us who prefer ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

Residents of Washington, D.C., gather today to honor ... with a parade of bands and dance groups from local schools. Reverend George Gilbert Jr., executive director for the Center for Racial ...

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.