Last time I entered Mexico from Texas I crossed at Nueve Laredo and was excited at the prospect to visit Real de Catorce, which did not disappoint. However it's over six hours from the border and I visited a decade back. â hippietrail Aug 16 '13 at 9:39.
Yet at the three major junctions in the founding of the nation, the Revolution, the Constitutional Convention and the selection of the first President, for each position the leader chosen was George Washington. In his own day he was seen as the indispensable man, the American Moses, The Father of the Country.
Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States, who was born on February 22, 1732.[1] It can occur on the 15th through the 21st of February inclusive.[2]