Today is Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday that falls every year on the third Monday of February. Here are four interesting facts about Presidents' Day.

Only 15 of the 49 vice presidents in the country’s history have become president. Eight of them got there because they assumed office after the death of the incumbent president.

Past presidents couldn’t keep gifts of lions or horses. How could Trump accept a jet from Qatar? ... When sultans tried to give President Martin van Buren lavish gifts, ...

Trump's support for tariffs and skepticism toward global trade departs from previous Republican presidents spanning the past four decades. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and his father ...

Ask any American about the worst case of corruption in the nation’s history pre-Trump, and they will likely recall the Watergate scandal that toppled President Richard Nixon in 1974.

But odds are, in 2029, we’ll inaugurate a far more conventional president and when that person leaves four or eight years later it will be one of the few presidencies in modern history to ...

Discover the fascinating evolution of Presidents Day from a single-president celebration to a national holiday honoring American leadership and historical legacy. By Serena Summer Feb 17, 2025 ...

The only other president in the past 75 years to call off his campaign was Harry Truman, who did it in March of 1952. Biden's decision comes four months later than Truman and Johnson bowed out of ...

Throughout U.S. history, presidents have relied on autopens, although the Shapell Manuscript Foundation notes that some commanders-in-chief have been guarded about their use of the machine.

According to data from the University of California, Santa Barbara's American Presidency Project, a majority of past U.S. presidents did not sign executive orders on their first day in office.

Former presidents of the American Bar Association and other state and local bar associations published an open letter condemning election lawsuits brought forth in swing states across the country. … ...

Trump's support for tariffs and skepticism toward global trade departs from previous Republican presidents spanning the past ...