Martha Washington encargó la pintura original de cuerpo entero en 1772 y la colocó con orgullo en la sala de recibo de Mount Vernon, el hogar familiar. El pequeño retrato de Charles Willson Peale en ...

The present brick church was constructed in 1853, largely due to the efforts of George Washington Bassett, grandnephew of Martha Custis Washington.

(See the book “They Were Her Property” by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers.) Martha Custis Washington, who controlled more than 100 slaves, never freed them and bequeathed them to her heirs.) ...

Florida basketball is set to play George Washington in the 2025 Orange Bowl Classic. It's their first meeting since the 2016 NIT quarterfinals.

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington is conducting patrols in the West Philippine Sea — a show of presence that comes as Beijing steps up its own naval activity in ...

Honor our first president—and celebrate Presidents Day—with these famous and inspirational George Washington quotes.

Elected officials in Prince George’s County say they will fight the Trump administration’s decision not to move FBI headquarters to Greenbelt.

When she came to study in the United States from Syria 12 years ago, she never expected she would take her oath of allegiance on the country’s 249th birthday, at the home of George Washington.

Justin George is a reporter covering national transit and Metro, the D.C.-area public transportation system, for The Washington Post. He previously covered criminal justice for the Marshall ...

Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poses after placing a wreath honoring "America's first action hero" in George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon, Va., July 4, 2025.

An expert spoke to Fox News Digital about how to celebrate July Fourth with authentic recreations of Founding Fathers recipes, from Washington's hoecakes to Adams' apple pandowdy.

In ‘The Fate of the Day,’ Rick Atkinson continues a remarkable trilogy The second volume of the historian’s account of the American Revolution is told with tremendous verve and detail.