President George Washington delivers his first inaugural address in April 1789 in New York City. Painting by T.H. Matteson, engraving by H.S. Sadd, via Library of Congress Before they go too far ...
Archeologists at George Washington’s historic Virginia home have unearthed more than two dozen bottles of cherries and berries dating back to the 18th century in a particularly juicy find. Officials ...
George Washington’s legacy is famously colored by myths: He never did wear wooden dentures, for instance, and he didn’t skip a silver dollar across the Potomac River. One of the most widely known ...
Why many of the descendants of the first president fought for the South during the Civil War. By James H. Johnston Readers asked questions about George Washington’s desire to burn Lower Manhattan and ...