The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

This President's Day, remember that George Washington was a man for the ages. Donald Trump and the rest of us have a lot to learn from him. President's Day is on Monday, Feb. 17.

The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the consumerism bonanza it has become today.

And yet the nation will once again celebrate the first U.S. president on Monday, 292 years after he was born. George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life.

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic — not a tyrant.