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An exhibit on nine people enslaved by George Washington while he lived as president in Philadelphia remains in tact at Independence National Historical Park as of Friday, despite efforts from the ...

A Montgomery County estate that briefly served as former President George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War has been listed for sale for $3.3 million after undergoing extensive ...

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“The MIT Registrar’s Office has no record of enrollment for a person with the name Ian Andre Roberts,” an MIT Sloan School of Management spokesperson said. "The university has no record of awarding ...

Workers from a well-known restaurant in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., reported that ICE allegedly conducted an operation on Wednesday morning. On Thursday, our sister station Telemundo 44 obtained a ...

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On this day in 1789, President George Washington signed the Federal Judiciary Act into law, establishing the federal court system. We suggest you celebrate by reading SCOTUSblog. When former Supreme ...

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