While tales of his copping to chopping a cherry tree were just lore, the nation’s first president did partake of this cherry drink.

The 250th anniversary of the U.S. (the semiquincentennial, if you prefer) is off to a rousing start, auction-wise. The ...

Despite a potentially expensive price tag, a House Subcommittee advanced a proposal to require schools to hang portraits of ...

As the country marks its 250th anniversary this year, the American president, who returned to the White House on January 20, 2025, has worked to shape a revised historical narrative, revealing signs ...

Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple ...

The Keller Gallery at Canton's McKinley Presidential Library & Museum will showcase Frances Benjamin Johnston, who ...

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles yet to come As a 26-year-old colonel, Washington ...

The New Jersey State Assembly reconvened in Nassau Hall on Thursday, marking 250 years since the legislature first met in the ...

The New Jersey State Assembly reconvened in Nassau Hall on Thursday, marking 250 years since the legislature first met in the ...

Hike the trails at the site of a former ironworks that molded Nathanael Greene into a skillful general in the fight for ...

Happy Monday, DC! Have a Valentine’s date night at National Gallery Nights, or catch a movie at the DC Independent Film Forum. Plus, Mardi Gras at the Wharf is back with a parade and fireworks. Best ...

President Donald Trump’s administration won’t allow a Ku Klux Klan member convicted of murdering a civil rights leader to be labeled a racist. To kick off Black History Month, the Trump administration ...