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

Historians are still learning new information about George Washington's life, but one shred of lore endures: He had a thing ...

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past. Paintings of ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Curator Julie Miller provided a tour of the Library of Congress' "The Two Georges" exhibit, which examines the parallel lives of King George III and ...