Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

There are a couple of things that most Americans know about George Washington: he fought in the Revolutionary War, he was the ...

George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian ...

We all know the familiar stories about George Washington. The cherry tree he chopped down. (Except he didn’t.) The lies he never told. (Except he did.) His wooden teeth. (Except they weren’t ...

Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in the slave ...

Last November, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump’s second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington’s ...

Among the long-standing myths surrounding the first president of the United States, George Washington, is that he wore false teeth made out of wood. Though the evidence unambiguously confirms that ...

This Monday, take a few moments to think about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We used to observe individual dates devoted to both of those famous presidents who remain among the most ...

The Presidents Day holiday was observed this week for the three-day weekend, but the actual birthday of George Washington, namesake of The Evergreen State, is Feb. 22. It has become something of a ...

George Washington, America’s reluctant leader, contrasts with today’s - Opinion, Their Views | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

Jacqui, we remember someone from whom all of us heard about kindergarten, first grade, George Washington, the father of our country. But in this "Remember Them," people say, well, why is a New ...