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

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 ...

In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

It seemed like a huge loss for the American forces under Gen. George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote ...

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 ...

Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is officially still Washington’s birthday. And that’s entirely right and proper, as every ...

George Washington was the first president of the ... He also allowed both free and enslaved Black people to serve in the Continental Army, establishing a precedent for the integration of future ...

A new exhibit retells the story and impact of George Washington Carver ... Art & Science is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android ...