Sunday marks the 295th birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. While endless volumes have ...

Explore the history of George Washington's birthday celebrations, calendar changes, and its transformation into a national ...

You think you know about America's first Commander-in-Chief and President, think again. Check out these weirdly interesting facts about our first president.

More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the ...

Washington feared that partisanship could lead to the destruction of the Constitution and to the rule of “ambitious, and ...

On Presidents Day, officially known as Washington’s Birthday, Americans celebrate the life of George Washington.

America’s Cincinnatus and America’s Michelangelo are forever connected in a fresco adorning the dome of the U.S. Capitol.

Col. William Washington, a cousin of George Washington, was a key military figure in South Carolina during Revolutionary War, including Battle of Cowpens.

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