George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799 Exhibition Label Gilbert Stuart first painted George Washington in 1795 (in a work now known only from copies). That painting was so successful that, ...

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, (1795). Courtesy Christie's. A rare portrait of george washington has been sold by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for $2.8 million, auctioned alongside ...

This week, George Washington’s 291st birthday will be celebrated by tiny numbers of Americans. That did not used to be the case. For most of our history, Washington’s birthday was a big deal ...

George Washington Said, 'If Freedom of Speech Is Taken Away, Then Dumb and Silent We May Be Led'? “My spidy sense tells me that George never said that,” one Reddit user commented.

Some may have read the words of George Washington’s most famous eulogist: “AMERICANS! he had no child—BUT YOU,—and HE WAS ALL YOUR OWN.” Who, then, are these children; ...

George Washington University announced they will implement the new name during the 2023-24 academic year. George Washington University “Revolutionaries are bold, they embody creativity and passion.

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1780. Washington’s address took place at Federal ...

Researchers excavated five unmarked graves at the cemetery in 1999 in an effort to find Samuel Washington’s resting place. They recovered small bones and teeth from three burials, but DNA ...

Richard "Dana" Moore, a war memorabilia collector from Virginia, recently lend a piece of one of George Washington's tents to a Philadelphia museum. He bought the piece for $1,300.