How an Image of Washington at Prayer Became a Touchstone for the Right

A scene inspired by the winter at Valley Forge has become more prominent in the Trump era, along with claims that the United ...
Yahoo

The history of George Washington is celebrated this Presidents' Day at Valley Forge

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children and families got to make cards for George Washington to celebrate his birthday, and Presidents' Day. They were joined by ...
NPR

George Washington established the presidency. How much of it would he recognize now?

The U.S. president may be referred to as the most powerful person in the world now, but that wasn't what the Founding Fathers intended. In fact, when the United States was born, they didn't really ...
The Atlantic

The Secret of George Washington’s Revolutionary Success

In August 1775, nothing particularly dramatic was happening among the roughly 14,000 soldiers of the Continental Army besieging the British army in Boston. Indeed, nothing particularly dramatic ...
NPR

The story behind the historic portrait of George Washington up for auction next month

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past. Paintings of ...
The New York Times

The Founding Father Has Issues With the Office of the Presidency

Dr. Brands is a professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of the forthcoming “American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington.” See more of our coverage in your search ...