Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...

Share your story idea with Ryan. This President's Day, a rural metro community is celebrating it's connection to the nation's first president, George Washington. "Tony was very much admired and ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

It seemed like a huge loss for the American forces under Gen. George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote ...

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull in the U.S. Capitol (photo: Public domain) Thomas Griffin Blogs February 17, 2025 In the summer of 1783 ...

The letter highlights Washington's belief that British attacks would be met with strong American resistance. A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and reflecting his ...

Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is officially still Washington’s birthday. And that’s entirely right and proper, as every ...

His profile is featured in one of the most famous paintings in American history. George Washington was the first president of the United States. He has long been referred to as “the father of ...

LAREDO, Texas — George Washington started his annual procession to the border just after dawn Saturday, a coterie of children in colonial dress alongside him under the oaks of the red-brick ...

Here are eight early claims from his speech. Early in his speech, Trump compared himself to George Washington, the first person to hold the office of the President of the United States.