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

This is just the latest fabricated video appearing to show the conservative columnist sounding off about Trump.

More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was his first ...

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

Prior to her escape, Judge served as a chambermaid in the President’s House. She spent years tending to Martha Washington’s every need: bathing and dressing her, grooming her hair, laundering her ...

The Interior Department removed placards and videos about Washington’s involvement with slavery. A new court ruling blocks further changes, for now. By Mattathias Schwartz Reporting on the federal ...

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 ...

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 ...