Martha Washington Pageant and Ball continues WBCA tradition in Laredo
The Society of Martha Washington held its annual Colonial Pageant and Ball, keeping a tradition that started in 1940.
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Presidents Day: How Washington's birthday became a business bonanza
It's a day many Americans enjoy off from work and cash in on sales. The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has ...
Glitz and history at the border: Laredo throws George Washington a party
The Trump administration’s threats along the increasingly militarized Texas border can’t overshadow a century-old celebration ...
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George Washington Birthday Ball to feature 18th-, 19th-century dances
Dancers in period attire take to the floor at the annual George Washington Birthday Ball, hosted by the Washington Vintage ...
Watch Rachel Dratch, dressed as George Washington, surprise Drew Barrymore on their birthday
Dratch and Barrymore, who share the same birthday, have a history of reuniting on "The Drew Barrymore Show" to celebrate ...
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Washington’s Birthday celebrations were useful to both sides in Civil War, and huge in Cambridge
Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...
‘Finding George’: Celebrating Washington at his very feet
On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters ...
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Laredo’s Washington’s Birthday Parade to feature LPD as marshal, Clydesdales leading the way
Downtown Laredo comes alive Saturday for the Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade, led by the Clydesdales.
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Save the date: George Washington Birthday Ball in SW Arkansas
SHREVEPORT, La. ( KTAL/KMSS) – A George Washington Birthday Ball will be held in a historic town in Southwest Arkansas in ...
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Why is Washington's birthday a holiday? How Presidents Day came to be. | Opinion
The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual. In the early 19th century, for instance, a formal ...