Sen. Tim Kaine delivered the annual reading of George Washington's 1796 Farewell Address on the Senate floor today, continuing a 130-year tradition.

February 22, 1907 - Sen. Elmer J. Burkett from Lincoln delivered George Washington’s Farewell Address to the U.S. Senate on ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on television during a 1939 broadcast from the World's Fair.

Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States ...

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 ...

An Upstate New York college has auctioned off a portrait of George Washington that inspired his image on the $1 bill. The painting, which belonged to Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., went for ...

George Washington University is pausing admissions to five Ph.D. programs for fall 2026, citing financial hardships. According to social media posts, applicants to the programs received emails last ...

The National Park Service’s removal of an exhibit from Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia honoring nine Black Americans who were enslaved by George and Martha Washington was the most ...

The National Park Service has removed exhibits depicting slavery and George Washington's treatment of enslaved people at the President's House in Philadelphia. The National Park Service has taken down ...

President Trump has said he wants to focus federal historical sites on positive aspects of US history. One resident said the dismantling 'doesn't make the history go away." PHILADELPHIA ‒ A National ...

An exhibit about slavery outside Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, shown here in Oct. 2025, was removed by the National Park Service on Jan. 22, 2026.Michael Yanow—NurPhoto via ...