In the first part of this series, I credited small county historical museums for at times being as valuable as larger ...

During the Revolutionary War, conditions were dismal for American colonists ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under the ...

When Robert "Dana" Moore saw a scrap of linen fabric labeled as a piece of George Washington's dining tent while browsing Goodwill's auction site, he was skeptical. However, the note attached, which ...

Had George Washington been less ambivalent ... thousands of runaways to follow behind the British throughout the war. • Lord Dunmore's Proclamation By the winter of 1777-78, the Continental ...

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743 ... Major Acts To avoid becoming embroiled in the war between Great Britain and France, Washington issued a Proclamation of Neutrality ...

A prestigious US college has disavowed a campus protest over the Israel-Gaza war after it provoked accusations ... on to the side of a library at George Washington University.

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... Washington became commander of the Virginia Regiment in the French and Indian ...

On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets – William “Billy” Lee and the young Christopher Sheels – he powdered his hair, put on his favorite ...