The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Two-and-a-half years ago, the George Washington High cheer team was selling lollipops and collecting change at coin drops in an attempt to scrape their way to nationals. On Thursday night, they walked ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the ... flag that reflects Washington's "shared history, resources and diverse cultural ...

George Washington University, a private institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students can ...

Even when he wrote to Congress about the raid, Washington stated that “the damage we sustained at Danbury was not so great . . . the chief loss [being tents].” His confidence, captured in the letter, ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at ... a truly remarkable find and an evocative piece of our national history,” Nathan Raab, president of the Raab Collection ...

Former fans say the History Channel is all "alien shows." In a Reddit post, user @thundersnow86 bemoaned how difficult it is to find well-made documentaries and meaningful historical programming ...

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent ...

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull in the U.S. Capitol (photo: Public domain) Thomas Griffin Blogs February 17, 2025 In the summer of 1783 ...