A new biography examines how 19th-century Americans remembered Mary Ball Washington, who raised the future president largely ...

The exemplar brigadiers mostly stand out for their battlefield elan and resilience, while the major generals represent the ...

In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order restoring the use of Department of War as a "secondary title" for ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On the 250th anniversary of George Washington's leaving Mount Vernon to attend the Second Continental Congress, George Washington's Mount Vernon ...

In 1791, President George Washington, in only his second year of his Presidency, decided to make a Southern Tour, to see what our young country was all about.

Washington led the colonial forces to victory over the British in the Revolutionary War in 1781. He was the first to sign the ...

As part of VA250, which is Virginia's observance of the 250th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence from Britain, a Revolutionary War living-history encampment will be held from 10 a.m.

The unit fought bravely in the Revolutionary War, holding off British troops at the Battle of Brooklyn so George Washington's ...

President Donald Trump hinted that the Department of Defense may revert to the Department of War, a title used in the early ...

The tours of the Washington family homes are on Oct. 18, but this is the last weekend for early bird pricing. More information is available here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved ...

And with the clock ticking toward the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next July 4, there’s a lot going on in the state that bills itself as The Crossroads of the ...