Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

Fireworks dazzle, but it’s music that carries memory, meaning, and hope. This Fourth of July, explore how sound shapes ...

How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...

Unquestionably it was a foundational document for America, calling for unity against Great Britain in the struggle for ...

Sequoia Maxwell started Wash Out Washington, a grassroots campaign to change the state name and flag. They have been studying ...

You probably see the dollar bill every day, but have you ever thought about the symbols on the dollar bill and what they mean ...

More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly restored and shining in Trafalgar Square. The bronze statue, a gift from the ...

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over ...

In my hometown of Portland, Oregon, symbols came tumbling down faster than shit in the Willamette River on a rainy day in the 90’s. George Washington fell.

An elm tree said to have shaded George Washington as he took command of the Continental Army in Cambridge, Mass., in 1775 has a new descendent in Loveland. On Monday, members of the Namaqua ...

George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while ...

During the Civil War, Arlington was taken by the Union Army, and the tent was carried away to Washington, D.C., where it was displayed as a symbol of the Union cause.