The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...

On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural periodicals, and the former president’s original copy of “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine. President George Washington's personal copy of "Common Sense" ...

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull in the U.S. Capitol (photo: Public domain) Thomas Griffin Blogs February 17, 2025 In the summer of 1783 ...

Its then-police chief carried an unregistered gun for some 30 days and improperly stored a loaded firearm, an investigation ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

Share your story idea with Ryan. This President's Day, a rural metro community is celebrating it's connection to the nation's first president, George Washington. "Tony was very much admired and ...

George Washington was the first president of the ... while navigating the great clashes among fellow Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. He preserved the nation ...

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 ...

The letter highlights Washington's belief that British attacks would be met with strong American resistance. A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and reflecting his ...

Here are eight early claims from his speech. Early in his speech, Trump compared himself to George Washington, the first person to hold the office of the President of the United States.