Sequoia Maxwell started Wash Out Washington, a grassroots campaign to change the state name and flag. They have been studying ...

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

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, ...

How a public health crisis nearly derailed the American Revolution. George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan.

The study in Olympia evaluates the impact of slavery and discriminatory policies, exploring remedies such as cash payments, education and housing support.

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.

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono ...

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

Created out of America's desire to protect Europe from communism, the North Atlantic Alliance underwent profound changes ...