Presidentsâ Day: 5 Ways to Make It Meaningful This Year
With kids off from school, here are suggestions for delving into our nationâs complex history with virtual museum visits, D.I.Y. tours and fun movies (Lincoln as a vampire slayer?).
A replica of the Oval Office at the New-York Historical Society, which is open to the public with Covid-19 safety protocols in place.Credit.Glenn Castellano/New-York Historical Society
Feb. 11, 2021
Most years, Presidentsâ Day is treated as little more than a shivery three-day weekend. But with a new chief executive in office, a former one on trial for impeachment and several statues of past presidents pulled down last year, maybe the holiday can offer time to reflect on the presidency and the ambit of our country in general.