Removing a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia revives a 250-year-old American debate.

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...

George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled.

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions ...

Presidents Day was previously known as Washington’s Birthday, in remembrance of the nation’s first president. Here's when ...

When George Washington’s army abandoned Fort Lee in November 1776, its survival depended on reaching the crossing at Historic ...

Washington's birthday, better known as Presidents Day, is the only federal holiday in February and the third such holiday of ...

The entire Houston region faces a hard freeze Monday morning after seeing a warmer start to Sunday than expected.

Many congressional Democrats — and nearly half of Americans, in a recent poll — believe Trump has gone too far in his expansion of presidential power. Historians, political scientists and legal ...

A series of informational signs about slavery was removed Thursday from the President's House historical site in Philadelphia ...

Following the Revolution, members of the Black Vassall family moved to the area that would come to be known as Lewisville, ...