Walter Washington is a sixth-generation nephew of the first U.S. president. The tour of Washington family homes, he says, “is ...

On Oct. 19, 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at ...

Anna Kliest Gambold (1762-1821) was one of the outstanding female figures of Moravian Bethlehem. Growing up in the Single ...

A portrait of the nation’s first president is now hanging in the president judge’s courtroom inside the Washington County ...

The Fort Washington residence dating back to 1717 was used as the Continental Army general's base of operation.

The President's House in Philadelphia educates visitors about Washington's ties to slavery and is a memorial to the people ...

At the Liberty Medal ceremony on Friday night, Chernow acknowledged that when he began writing his book in 1998, Hamilton was ...

He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?

The Maryland Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Maryland Historical Trust, recently announced a historical ...

From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...

Even though presidents have come from a wide range of financial backgrounds, what really defines great leadership isn’t ...

Even though many of the most-visited spots in the DC area like the Smithsonian museums are closed because they depend on ...