Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

That famous description of George ... Press But Washington had also experienced other aspects of war—the meddling of politicians and the disdain of the British for the American officers.

the Jay Treaty strengthened American economic ties with Britain and vacated English forts in the American west. Legacy George Washington established the title, President, and outlined the capacities ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

American History TV (AHTV) features programming ... National Constitution Center president & CEO Jeffrey Rosen led a … George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Virginia, estate became the focal ...

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Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order ...

George Washington Carver was born in 1864 on that ... to be founded to commemorate major milestones in African-American history and culture.

Washington and Lee University announced they will be lending their portrait of George Washington to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture for an upcoming exhibition.

The painting is the first of seven portraits of Washington made from life by Peale and the only portrait of Washington that ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... secured American independence. Though eager to retire at war's end, Washington ...