Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Moyers was the “signature figure” of everything wrong with “public” broadcasting. He savaged conservatives and also lined his ...

Asked what a world without judicial independence would look like, Justice Clint Bolick offered an ominous answer. "It looks ...

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to honor a rebellious general alongside English kings.

From Montezuma’s fall to the discovery of the Higgs boson, this week in history spans Aztec tragedy, American independence, ...

The son of Britain’s King George III had died in agony when his dose was poorly applied. In Washington’s home state of Virginia, variolation was illegal.

In today’s edition … Democrats grapple with policing headed into 2026 … All eyes on Susan Collins … You give us your views on ...

The next day, George Washington, a veteran of the French and Indian War who would later become the first President of the United States, was chosen as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army ...

Few people would qualify for wrongful conviction compensation, advocates say, under the proposals now before Pennsylvania legislature.

Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear ...