Any worthwhile list of Pantheon-level American icons must include men like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. In their day, those great men sometimes quarreled and ...

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 ...

Like Trump, George Washington was a businessman with a large real estate ... Partly because of those far-flung investments, ...

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

Our political chemistry set came in a box illustrated with George Washington’s happy humans, full of all the ingredients required for political experimentation. But, like an unsupervised 10-year-old ...

If passed, House Bill 1446 would rename Presidents Day to George Washington’s Birthday. Originally established in honor of the first president, the holiday’s meaning has evolved into a ...

Originally established to recognize George Washington, the first U.S. president, the holiday has since expanded to honor all 45 individuals who have served in the role. Here’s a rundown of what ...

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission ... Washington — written before he became our nation’s first president — gives insight into what he hoped for our fledging nation.