Washington’s fundamental character as a military leader was forged in the Ohio River Valley, where he also inadvertently helped ignite the French and Indian War.

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 ...

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George Washington was born on Friday, Feb. 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Details regarding his childhood are limited. As a child, he lived at several of the properties owned by his ...

It has been years of planning and executing, but the majority of the largest renovation ever at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is complete just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday. “If ...

As news reports proliferate of multimillion-dollar — and possibly billion-dollar — fraudulent diversions of government funds involving Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community, it may be time at one ...

Next month, Christie’s is christening America’s 250th birthday with its largest Americana Week ever. The nine-sale, 700-lot extravaganza will feature treasures like a signed copy of the Emancipation ...

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...

Glenn Beck wants you to know that the “final chapter” of his career involves interviewing a cartoon George Washington. Last weekend, Beck dropped a preview of “George AI,” an AI chatbot he’s been ...

The No. 18 Florida Gators escaped an upset on Saturday in their Orange Bowl Classic matchup with George Washington, taking down the Revolutionaries, 80-70, in Sunrise, Fla. Thomas Haugh and Xaivian ...

Nothing captures the imagination of the NBA draft evaluator quite like a young two-way wing. The ability to impact both offense and defense signify a few things: the awareness to know your role, the ...