George Washington (February 22, 1732 — December 14, 1799) was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the...

Feb. 22, 1732 — George Washington is born today. Our nation’s first president is born today in Westmoreland County, VA. The...

Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer,...

Today we honor the US Presidents! This American holiday, celebrated each third Monday in February, was originally established in 1885 in recognition...

February 17, 1909 — Geronimo “the one who yawns” (born June 16, 1829) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the...

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President...

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as...

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821 – February 9, 1881), was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher....

Charles John Huffam Dickens (Feb. 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of...

February 6, 1911 — Ronald Wilson Reagan (died June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the...

John Marshall is sworn in today as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The man who served in all three branches...

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist, whom the United States...