The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the ...

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was ...

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 Interior Department removed placards and videos about Washington’s involvement with slavery. A new court ruling blocks ...

Janet Livingston, wife of American Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery, was a descendant of the Livingston family of New York, which traces its lineage to the Scottish minister Rev John ...

From the birthplaces of early presidents to sprawling estates overlooking rivers and valleys, the United States is dotted with remarkable historic homes that tell the stories of its leaders. Many of ...

Federal Hall, at Wall and Broad streets, stands at the site where George Washington took the Oath of Office on April 30, 1789 ...

A journey around Lower Manhattan highlights the roots of Revolution in the nation's first capital, now New York's largest city.

A handful of Democratic senators are backing calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the fatal ...

Racond, a historian of all things Washington, called the speech the soon-to-be president's "most important" action in ...

The standoff with Bill and Hillary Clinton escalated after they refused to appear in person before the committee.

Originally, John Lindsay's inauguration as New York's first Republican mayor in 20 years was planned to be the city's most gala political fling since George Washington's ...