Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

George Templeton’s Strong’s journal traces a changing world—and his changing mind—throughout the crisis of the Civil War.

PHILADELPHIA ‒ A display steps from the Liberty Bell that commemorated the enslaved people who lived and worked at George ...

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women ...

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 ...

File photo: John Godzieba, as Gen. George Washington, second right, stands in a boat during a reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River in Washington Crossing, ...

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past. Paintings of ...

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 No. 18 Florida Gators escaped an upset on Saturday in their Orange Bowl Classic matchup with George Washington, taking down the Revolutionaries, 80-70, in Sunrise, Fla. Thomas Haugh and Xaivian ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have reopened to visitors. The $40 million preservation project at the first ...

The DeWint House in Tappan is owned by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York Free & Accepted Masons. Built by Daniel DeClark in 1700, it's one of the oldest surviving houses in Rockland County.