No lie: It's Washington's Birthday, not Presidents Day

Now Blitt has trained his eye and pen on the nation's first president; he's illustrated a new children's book called George Washington's Birthday. The book, written by Margaret McNamara, follows young George about his normal day: chopping down a cherry

As the nation observes Presidents Day (also recognized as George Washington's birthday), we thought it would be a good opportunity to look back on the presidents that have most impacted the District. From the city's founding to the present day,

Poor George Washington. His birthday, spontaneously celebrated since the Revolution and formally declared a holiday in 1879, has slowly morphed into the insipid Presidents Day you'll hear about today.

In fact, there would be none at all if we relied on the technique George Washington used at Mount Vernon, his Virginia estate that's perched on the banks of the Potomac River. His source of ice was the frozen river. Given the warm winter we've had here