White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

Whether you're into whiskey or history (or both!), this historic distillery, once owned by a U.S. president, is worth a visit ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. About less than 1.3% of the population, at the time, voted in the election of 1788-89. Challenges Because he was ...

The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and politicians ...

Here are eight early claims from his speech. Early in his speech, Trump compared himself to George Washington, the first person to hold the office of the President of the United States. "It has been ...

The current state flag “is essentially a seal on a green background with text,” the bill states ... to George Washington’s Birthday. Originally established in honor of the first president, ...

The holiday always falls on the third Monday of March to honor the birthday of the first United States President, George Washington. This year, it falls on Feb. 17. Presidents' Day was instated in ...

Above all, Washington was a farmer. On his Mount Vernon estate, in northern Virginia, he grew tobacco and wheat and operated a gristmill. After his second term as president, he built a profitable ...

States seem to have as many names ... It’s officially Washington’s Birthday, honoring the first president and the original American yardstick for measuring greatness. The holiday hasn ...