In 1783, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Mount Vernon is marking a major anniversary with a reenactment and the ribbon cutting of a new feature on Sunday in Virginia. Sunday marks 250 years since George Washington left Mount Vernon to travel ...

Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in the same way we do today. During the American Revolution, colonial ...

The U.S. president may be referred to as the most powerful person in the world now, but that wasn't what the Founding Fathers intended. In fact, when the United States was born, they didn't really ...

From left, Capt. Loren Jacobi, executive officer of Naval Base Coronado, Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, commander, Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the ...