When the U.S. changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, his birth date became 1732. This year, the 250th anniversary ...

Col. William Washington, a cousin of George Washington, was a key military figure in South Carolina during Revolutionary War, including Battle of Cowpens.

George Washington, the first U.S. President, led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War and presided over ...

Quote of the day: George Washington's quote tells that preparation for war acts as a deterrent, discouraging aggression and ...

George Mitchell, a former Senate majority leader credited with bringing peace to Northern Ireland, is under renewed scrutiny over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Federal workers are restoring an exhibit on the people once enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration ...

On March 4, 1789, the Constitutional government, largely the creation of James Madison’s fertile mind, took effect. Naturally, Madison was there at the start to help President George Washington ...

An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after ...

By 1800, the federal government had moved into the new capital, Washington, and Americans had lived through hard arguments without abandoning elections or constitutional rules. The 1790s did not ...

The Justice Department insists the administration alone can decide what stories are told at National Park Service properties.

By the President of the United States of America A Today, our Nation honors President George Washington, our foremost American hero, the face Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...

Like the monument standing in the U.S. capital that bears his name, George Washington’s place in American history is towering ...