The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women ...

George Washington's pivotal rejection of power on the Ides of March contrasts with Julius Caesar and provides a model for true greatness.

Curt Radabaugh has brought his enduring love of history to life through his faithful rendition of George Washington, the revered Revolutionary War general and first president of the ...

Talmage Boston “interviewed” George Washington and Thomas Jefferson at a Dallas event featuring historical interpreters.

As we celebrate George Washington's 294th birthday, a more pressing question emerges: Do we still need to honor and learn from America’s first president? In an age of partisan division and global ...

The siege was also a critical test for Washington. A surveyor and farmer, Washington had been out of the military for nearly 20 years after commanding troops for the British during the French and ...

A hand-stitched replica of George Washington’s sleeping and office tent, which served as the command center for the Continental Army, will be on display March 26-28 at Tryon Palace historic site in ...

In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

On this day 250 years ago, Washington would have been nearing the culmination of an almost year-long siege that effectively trapped an estimated 11,000 British troops and hundreds of loyalists ...

Museums and historic sites will mark the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with exhibits, live music, immersive events and massive bison.