Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

PHILADELPHIA ‒ A display steps from the Liberty Bell that commemorated the enslaved people who lived and worked at George Washington's house when he lived here as president was dismantled Jan. 22, its ...

Kenyon College's spring lecture series examines challenges to America's core principles with speakers like Ivo Daalder and Joseph L. Klesner providing insights into current political dynamics ...

Historians are still learning new information about George Washington's life, but one shred of lore endures: He had a thing ...

In December of 1783, George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief and returned to his beloved Mount Vernon ...

Instead, the current administration plays into this feeling of hopeless isolation. Trump’s rallies and rhetoric offer a sense ...

The historic Dallas mansion modeled after George Washington's Virginia estate has been on and off the market for 15 years but ...

A seventh grader at Thomas Hunter Middle School was among the honored guests at a program held at Mount Vernon on Jan. 7, as ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — A Mount Vernon family displaced by devastating flooding earlier this month marked a joyful milestone under heartbreaking circumstances, celebrating their baby’s first birthday ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have reopened to visitors. The $40 million preservation project at the first ...