Ask someone name five great American leaders from history and George Washington often makes the list. Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Presided over the Constitutional Convention. First ...

George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen ...

"George + George," a comedic and satirical exploration of one of the American Revolutionary War's little-known events, will ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address is, in effect, the culmination and fulfillment of the Declaration of Independence.

A scene inspired by the winter at Valley Forge has become more prominent in the Trump era, along with claims that the United ...

The Landsdowne portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds ...

A prophetic father of his country, President George Washington issued his Farewell Address as he approached the end of his second term in office on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He triumphantly ...

Sailors assigned to weapons department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), prepare to operate the elevator during a general quarters drill, in Newport News, ...

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