Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

Contrast that with the “big, beautiful” spending bill being steered through Congress by today’s career politicians, who ...

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration in an ...

Traitor or hero? Statue of George Washington stirs mixed reaction in London. By Steve Hendrix The Washington Post,Updated June 18, 2025, 8:21 p.m.

Washington’s statue replaced an earlier marble monument lost in the Capitol fire of 1831 and came as North and South were dividing in the United States ...

In 1772, George Washington patented 10,900 acres along the Kanawha River in what is now Mason County, West Virginia. What started off as a plan in 1775 to create a model community ended in the ...

Books Received Published: 01 March 1906 The Collected Mathematical Works of George William Hill R. A. S. Nature 73, 409 (1906) Cite this article ...

This inspiring letter, signed by Washington himself, is now up for sale — and is expected to fetch $150,000. Written during a turning point in the war, this rare letter represents a powerful ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and reflecting his confidence in a fragile revolution, goes up for sale on Presidents' Day.

1777 George Washington letter written in Morristown is for sale. Asking price: $150,000 2-minute read David M. Zimmer NorthJersey.com 0:05 ...

For years, internet users have shared a quote attributed to George Washington, the first president of the United States, reading: "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may ...