The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release its preliminary report today on the mid-air collision between ...

The federal government should take over the governance of DC and run it really, really properly,” Donald Trump said last week. Local officials in the American capital are “not doing the job,” he added ...

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He decided to create the Badge of Military Merit to recognize ... until 1791 when it was named in Washington’s honor. July 4, 1848: The cornerstone of the monument is laid with great fanfare.

George Washington came up with a way to sway any thoughts of rebellion. Congress was running out of money after years of war. Troops were hungry and unpaid and there was talk of mutiny. He decided to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the thousands of blooming cherry blossom trees ... Organizers this year have added an event to ...

Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor The World War II Memorial was dedicated in 2004 to the 16 million American military members ... between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, and can ...

Congress began talking about funding “a suitable memorial” after Washington’s death in 1799 but nothing came of it. It wasn’t until 1833 that a group of citizens including Eliza Hamilton ...