In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental ... Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) General Washington, who had survived smallpox as a young man ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a reported heavy police presence in Wilkes-Barre Monday night. Police ...

Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

George Washington was the first president of the U.S. and an American Revolutionary War general, according to George Washington's Mount Vernon. Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732, and died Dec. 14, ...