Jose Abad Santos, who refused to serve the Japanese occupation government, was sentenced to execution by a firing squad.

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...

A rural metro community is celebrating on President's Day its connection to the nation's first president, George Washington.

Washington progressives are seeking to redesign the state flag and remove George Washington from the flag, calling the ...

A short history of the celebration of how we came the celebrate Presidents Day as a national holiday and a day of protest.

Many Americans enjoy a day off on the third Monday of February every year. That’s because it’s Presidents’ Day, officially named Washington’s Birthday in honor of ...

The courthouse square is the heart of Jonesborough, where locals gather to gossip, tourists come to gawk, and pigeons plot ...

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents. The federal ...

Massachusetts-born soldier Lt. George Derby led a dual life as an Army topographer of significant ability and an ingenious humorist. Derby penned amusing satires, burlesques and books under the pen na ...

What happened on February 4 in world history? Here are 4 events worth remembering: See them above in our 57-second video, and below for more details! Get On This Day In History delivered straight to ...

George Washington was the commander of the rebel forces in the ... And Mr Musk's fellow tech guru Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, suggested Mr Musk should focus on his Tesla electric car ...

George WillWashington Post Suppose you asked each of these 100 to list 100 people qualified to be defense secretary. There could be, cumulatively, 10,000 different names. What is the probability ...