The film recounts the early life of George Washington, highlighting his upbringing on a Virginia tobacco plantation. It ...

Washington was now tired and wanted only a quiet life, but his peers knew that his leadership and charisma were unsurpassed ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project.

Presidents Day has changed dramatically over the years. For some historians, the holiday has lost discernible meaning.

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission ... is possible that others know better — and God, the author of life, knows better than anyone else. As we can see, this letter from ...

The $2 billion project to restore and rehabilitate the George Washington Bridge hit a historic milestone when the last of 592 metal suspender ropes between the bridge main cables and roadway was ...