birthday

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And there they were, a dozen or two members of that marching band, in full regalia, with two people holding a “Happy Birthday Eva!” banner and the rest blasting out the familiar tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Presidents Day isn’t even officially called Presidents Day: It is designated by U.S. law as Washington’s Birthday and was created in 1885 to honor President George Washington.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

It originally marked the birthday of our first president, George Washington, and is still designated as Washington’s Birthday on the federal and New York Stock Exchange calendars.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

She was named in the Queen's last Birthday Honours list in 2022 and was awarded an MBE for her services to music by Prince William the following year.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Some Birthday vs. a Particular Birthday Sigmund Freud once remarked that there was no such thing as a coincidence.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos