George Washington was born on Feb. 22 ... to recognize heroism by an enlisted soldier was to promote him, or for a general to give him a battlefield commission. The Badge of Merit, which became ...

Lafayette arrived by boat to cannon and musket fire. He might have been the most famous person in America. Beaufort is recreate this historic ...

Twenty-three years ago, a middle-aged man from Nigeria traveled to Aiken to buy a horse farm ... degrees from American University and George Washington University. With these American military ...

"The Court should dismiss the indictment with prejudice," the adviser said in the one-line conclusion of his 33-page brief.

In a haze of kicked-up dust and gunpowder, American and French soldiers follow their Polish brigadier general ... moment, Washington assented, and Pulaski whipped 30-odd men and their horses ...

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Ford spent as little as possible on food, preferring to make his lunches from what he called "roadside greens" ...

George Patton’s Third Army faced little resistance ... German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring had already ordered a general retreat to the Rhine. The Allies on the city’s doorstep found ...

Packers team historian Cliff Christl has assembled an oral history series on the NFL Draft, highlighting significant and ...

Many decades her junior, Mr. Hamilton served as O'Keeffe's late-in-life caretaker and traveling companion before sparking ...

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian lawful permanent resident of the United States who was active as a negotiator between Columbia ...

A lively crowd of Washington Thoroughbred breeders, owners and racing enthusiasts gathered at Emerald Downs Feb. 22 to celebrate the industry's champion racehorses and acknowledge other honorees.