George Washington led the war that saw the American colonies win their independence from Britain in 1783. Four years later the general was back at his Virginia plantation, trying to finish a ...

A long-lost letter from George Washington, written in March 1787, suggests that the future first president of the US was once hard-pressed for cash. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

George Washington’s many ties to Alexandria, Va., included friendships with two men who owned the two properties that make up the house and grounds at 210 Duke St., now on the market for $4.99 ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Two words: George Washington. By Alexis Coe Published: Feb 17, 2025 10:12 AM EST. Bettmann // Getty Images. In 1787, General George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention ...

The United States Navy’s USS George Washington, one of the world’s most powerful aircraft carriers, arrived in Manila Bay on Thursday for its first port visit since quietly departing Tokyo last month ...

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799 Exhibition Label ... [Washington] in 1787— I was the bearer of every message from my father to him,” he wrote. “It will not be difficult to believe, ...

George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

A new book, “George Washington and the Two-Term Precedent,” authored by David Alistair Yalof, the vice provost for Academic Affairs at William & Mary, provides an answer on why a perpetual ...

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 ...

George Washington Said, 'If Freedom of Speech Is Taken Away, Then Dumb and Silent We May Be Led'? “My spidy sense tells me that George never said that,” one Reddit user commented.