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 on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... calls to unify the country to setting ...

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 ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Photograph by Chicago History Museum/Bridgeman/ACI His men came to revere him for his courage, calm, determination, and, above ...

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

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 ...

The inauguration of the president hasn't always happened in Washington — or in January. Here's how inaugurations have changed ...

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 ...

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 ...