History Buzz February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day Quiz: How well do you know our chief executives?

  HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Presidents’ Day: How well do you know our chief executives? Source: LAT, Chicago Tribune, 2-20-12 At the funeral of President Richard Nixon in 1994, from left: Then-President Bill and First Lady Hillary Clinton; former presidents and first ladies George H.W. and Barbara Bush, Ronald [...]

History Buzz February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day Gallup Poll: Americans rate Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton best of recent presidents — Richard Nixon & George W. Bush rated worst

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Presidents’ Day Gallup Poll: Americans rate Reagan, Clinton best of recent presidents Source: LAT, 2-20-12 Former President Ronald Reagan presents then-President-elect Clinton with a jar of red, white and blue jelly beans in November 1992. (Paul Richards / AFP) Presidents Day — or Washington’s Birthday, [...]

History Buzz February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day: Take the presidential history quiz!

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Presidents’ Day: The quiz Source: WaPo, 2-20-12 It’s Presidents’ Day Monday, but whom the holiday is meant to honor depends on whom you ask. Even the placement of the apostrophe is open to question!… The most recent results of students’ performance on civics exams on [...]

History Q&A February 20, 2012: What is Presidents’ Day Officially Called? Washington’s Birthday — A Brief History of (What You Think Is) Presidents’ Day

HISTORY Q&A: A Brief History of (What You Think Is) Presidents’ Day The first thing to know: it’s not officially called Presidents’ Day Source: Time, 2-20-12 Roger Viollet Collection / Getty Images To set the record straight, today isn’t actually Presidents’ Day. It is still known as Washington’s Birthday, according to the federal government and [...]

History Buzz February 17, 2012: George Washington still tops as most favorable President in Presidents’ Day Public Policy Polling survey

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Poll: George Washington still tops Eighty-nine percent of Americans say they see George Washington favorably. | AP Photo Source: Politico, 2-17-12 George Washington still ranks as Americans’ number one president, according to a new poll out Friday. A whopping 89 percent of Americans say they [...]

History Buzz Special: President’s Day 2011

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: PRESIDENT’S DAY Americans Say Reagan Is [...]