In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up ...
As a young nation, Americans drank far more than they do today, starting in the morning with an “eye opener” and finishing the day with a “nightcap.” ...
On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters ...
On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, ...
In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...
As part of those celebrations in Florida, statues of other Founding Fathers are planned to be shown in counties named after ...
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 ...
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 ...
University of Delaware alumnus Philip De Paola is also fascinated by the suit, but his appreciation is less about George Washington the icon and more about what historic textiles can teach us. De ...