As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military ...

Almost Unknown, The Afric-American Picture Gallery,” on view at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, presents—for the ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Dr. Frank Caserta, who collects historic newspapers, owns what he believes is the only privately held copy of this rare ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

At Fort Ligonier on Friday, excitement was in the air as it unveiled a new exhibit and talked about the ongoing archaeological work surrounding what is called George Washington's "friendly fire ...

You may think you know some of the history of the French and Indian War and even of Fort Ligonier, but KDKA's Chris DeRose ...

Contrast that with the “big, beautiful” spending bill being steered through Congress by today’s career politicians, who ...

The first documented proof of a Seaconke Wampanoag community dates to 1924. That year, the Seaconkes built the First Free ...

A newly acquired 1790 portrait of George Washington is now on permanent display at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown ...

He successfully nominated George Washington to assume command of the American military force in and around Boston.

But instead, he flourished. The first "Teflon" hero in American history—nothing stuck to the young George Washington. Clearly, he possessed uncanny survival skills.