Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Washington’s birthday – also lovingly called Presidents’ Day – a holiday where mattresses are somehow as celebrated as ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Presentations, crafts and tours related to Washington and the diverse range of people he interacted with will take place Feb. 15-17.

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

In 1783, Britain’s King George III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War. In 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United ...