A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to ...

The big holiday of the summer is here; the Fourth of July. It is a time when friends and family get together for cook-outs, parades and colorful fireworks displays. When we were children our cousins ...

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 ...

For years, internet users have shared a quote attributed to George Washington, the first president of the United States, reading: "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may ...

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; ...

A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...

DNA analysis of unmarked remains has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin.

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 ...

“George Washington Parke Custis was seeing the tent as a way to connect people to the past. And there might have been a similar mindset in 1907 when this, this fragment of the dining marquee ...

Washington progressives are seeking to redesign the state flag and remove George Washington from the flag, calling the current design "outdated and uninspired." Fox News Media; ...

Last November, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump’s second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington’s ...

A time capsule sealed with Washington’s wax seal was placed beneath the statue and will be opened on America’s 500th birthday ...