Boston Athenaeum head of special collections John Buchtel said because George Washington died without children, he willed the books to his nephew. They were later split among the president’s ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (WAVY) — Two Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington died shortly after arriving at the ship’s new homeport in Japan, according to a NavyTimes ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...