Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February each year. In 2025, it will fall on February 17. The day honors ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

The Virginia General Assembly wanted to honor George Washington, native son, Revolutionary War leader, and our nation’s first President, with a statue to be placed in the state capitol building. The ...

From the time Mount Vernon was built to today, the estate has witnessed countless moments in history, from George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 to the effects of World War II. The mansion at ...

But for history buff Richard “Dana” Moore, it looked like treasure. The site claimed that the fabric was part of a tent that had once belonged to George Washington and — though he had his ...

Democrats would have a better claim to moral authority if, when they condemn efforts to revise January 6 history, they didn’t engage in revisionism themselves. Most drivers entering Manhattan ...

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

Trump's clemency for Jan. 6 rioters and Biden's reprieve for family represent merely the latest chapters in an odd history of ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...