He died in 1915 and was buried at Tuskegee University in a brick tomb made my students with a view of the campus.

Black Man. Revolutionary. James Baldwin is all of this and more. Some fall in love with his characters, and others find ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels celebrates with Bobby Wagner (54) after an NFL football ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top ...

Donald Trump, on Sunday (Jan 19), promised the boisterous gathering at his lively campaign-style inauguration eve rally in Washington that he would act with "historic speed" from day one and would hit ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

In 1789, when George Washington was sworn in for the first time, his speech was not available to the public until several days later. Thomas Jefferson became the first president to have his ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

The Potomac River in Washington is frozen. On Friday afternoon, divers on a D.C. police boat maneuvered through slabs of ice atop the water and recovered the second of two dead bodies—a pickup ...

President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Washington Saturday to kick off days of pageantry heralding his second inauguration as president, four years after he departed the city under the shadow of ...