In May 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a brigadier general anxiously wrote George Washington a letter about a British raid that had just occurred in Danbury, Connecticut. Though the British had ...

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 ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

Tuskegee Institute opened in 1881, which is now Tuskegee University. Dr. George Washington Carver was one of the staff members in 1896. In 1901, he became the first Black person invited to eat at the ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

‘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 ...

A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c ... in history," and was also found inside King Tut's tomb in 1922. “This bottle of Egyptian Blue is an example of his ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — An arrest has been made after a body was found by George Washington Memorial Highway Tuesday morning, deputies said. The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office responded for ...

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 ...

Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox inoculation that helped prevent outbreaks Eli Wizevich ...