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 ...

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

One British general, after seeing the rebel army in the colonies, was overheard saying, "with a thousand British grenadiers, he would undertake to go from one end of America to the other, and geld all ...

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

By the President of the United States of America A Today, our Nation honors President George Washington, our foremost American hero, the face Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...

The story is that George Washington had wooden teeth, and while he did have dental troubles and dentures, they weren’t made out of wood.

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

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