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

The wait was over for more than 100 people as they finally got to call the U.S. “home.” And what better place to do it than ...

Beginning July 4, the portrait will be on display in the Declaration of Independence rotunda at the American Revolution ...

On July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, Adams and Jefferson both died. While today is celebrated as Independence Day in America, key figures Adams and ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States officially declared itself free of British rule when the Declaration of Independence was ...

America’s independence wasn’t declared in a day — it was forged through years of unrest, resistance, and revolution. This powerful chronicle traces th ...

General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, ...

On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...

Who was the first president of the USA? George Washington served as the first President of the USA from 1789 to 1797. He was unanimously elected to this role.