George Washington everyone should know, from his battlefield innovations and fear of being buried alive to his unexpected cause of death.

On December 23, 1783, George Washington resigned as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.This came after signing the ...

The excerpt below sheds light on the president’s state of mind as the first Inauguration Day approached. The Congressional delay in certifying George Washington’s election as president only allowed ...

As the first president of the United States, George Washington is one of the most recognizable figures in American history.

This George Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart, commissioned by James Madison, has a colorful history. Now Christie’s in ...

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past.

On Thursday, November 26, 1789, the newly formed United States of America celebrated the nation’s first Thanksgiving. About two months earlier, on September 25, 1789, New Jersey Rep. Elias Boudinot ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have ...