As the country observes the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Judy Woodruff is starting a new chapter of America at a Crossroads. She’ll explore what it means to be an American, ...

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

Deep in the heart of the Black Hills in western South Dakota lies what some call the Shrine of Democracy — Mount Rushmore. It ...

The painting, which belonged to Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., went for $2.881 million at Christie’s Rockefeller ...

Pierre L'Enfant designed the look of the nation's capital but died in obscurity.

The National Portrait Gallery removed key details from the caption beside the president’s photograph. It still has a story to ...

If you feel like there's a George Washington or a Betsy Ross in you, get your headshot ready for the role of a lifetime!

These designers found a clever way to keep the president’s mug off their America the Beautiful entry passes. The 2026 ...

It has been years of planning and executing, but the majority of the largest renovation ever at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is complete just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday. “If ...

As news reports proliferate of multimillion-dollar — and possibly billion-dollar — fraudulent diversions of government funds involving Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community, it may be time at one ...

Next month, Christie’s is christening America’s 250th birthday with its largest Americana Week ever. The nine-sale, 700-lot extravaganza will feature treasures like a signed copy of the Emancipation ...

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...