You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another historical significance in America?

Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

While the Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution ... and hundreds more served on the sea. Had George Washington been less ambivalent, more blacks might have participated ...

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

Philander D Chase (University Press of Virginia, 2006), 574; Miecislaus Haiman, Kosciuszko in the American Revolution (New York: Policy Institute of Arts and Sciences in America, 1943), 142. 12. The ...

Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox inoculation that helped prevent outbreaks Eli Wizevich ...