Martha Washington’s wedding dress is unlike any other wedding dress — and a piece of it is now on display. A swatch of fabric from what is believed to have been the first lady’s wedding dress will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frazier History Museum A special piece of American history is now on display in Louisville but only for a limited time. “On Jan. 6 ...

ESSEX, Conn. (WTNH) — On this Presidents’ Day, a historic inn hosted a president. The first president. All weekend long, George and Martha Washington walked around the Griswold Inn as both the inn and ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Historian Karin Wulf reflected on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned ...

Central Moravian Church will celebrate the 275th anniversary of its Old Chapel with a series of weekly Lenten dinners and programs beginning Feb. 18. The Old Chapel, built in 1751, is one of nine ...

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BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was ...

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A piece of yellow silk damask from Martha Washington's wedding dress will be on display at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Ky. The first lady paired the dress with yellow and purple satin ...

On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself. This article originally appeared on The Conversation, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to unlocking the ...

March is a busy month for Philadelphia theater, with modern portrayals on centuries-old productions alongside shows with new perspectives on American history. The upcoming month also brings three ...