In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...

A 40-year-old Spokane man died when he lost control of the car he was driving, hit a retaining wall and rolled Saturday in ...

Maryland lawmakers will consider a bill to regulate the tourism industry after a Muslim community in Prince George’s County was shaken last year by multiple deaths that took place during the Hajj, ...

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the ...

George Washington was born in the Colony of Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732, and, within his lifetime, his birthday had become a ...

It is true that improper payments have been made—including some to dead people—but the claims thrown out by Elon Musk and ...

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

according to George Washington's Mount Vernon. Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732, and died Dec. 14, 1799. Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th U.S. president, leading the nation during the Civil War ...

You probably think “antibiotic resistance” means that a bacterial infection can’t be cured by any antibiotics. But the FDA ...

Two former presidents have ties to South-Central Pennsylvania. The 15th president, James Buchanan, is the only president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County and ...

The National Mall never displayed a statue of Floyd. The claim originated on a satirical news website. Floyd was killed in ...