State celebrations to mark 250 years of American independence are in full swing, as the country prepares to mark the semiquincentennial on July 4. “This is not just about a big fireworks show on July ...

A Bucks County historic building will get a facelift for this year's celebrations of America's 250th birthday. The Friends of Washington Crossing Park, a group dedicated to preserving sites connected ...

"The Huntington Art Collections: A Handbook," San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1986. "Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York ...

The Montréal Museum of Fine Arts presents a massive solo show of the Cree First Nations artist’s work, which uses humor to ...

The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County has announced its upcoming events and activities that are scheduled to take place during the week of Feb. 15-21. Anyone interested in attending ...

A reimagining of Emanuel Leutze's iconic 1852 painting, "Washington Crossing the Delaware," swaps Bad Bunny for George Washington.

The Blizzard of 1888 and the Storm That Stopped New York A little after midnight on Monday, March 12, 1888, steady rain ...

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

Two rare George Washington portraits by Charles Peale Polk hit the auction block as the U.S. kicks off its 250th anniversary ...

New evidence helps resolve enduring mysteries about a 1758 incident that nearly cost the future president his life—and shaped his views on the battles yet to come As a 26-year-old colonel, Washington ...

George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled.

"The Huntington Art Collections: A Handbook," San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1986. Simmons, Linda Crocker, "Charles Peale Polk, 1776-1822: a limner and his ...