In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...

A rural metro community is celebrating on President's Day its connection to the nation's first president, George Washington.

At a historical state house museum there are many things one would expect to see. Restorations of Senate and House chambers?

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, ...

George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat. His words ...

George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...

Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...

As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

A new baby sloth has been born at Jersey Zoo. Durrell said the Linne's two-toed sloth was born on Wednesday 15 January and that its sloth house would remain closed for mum Terry and her baby to bond.

George WillWashington Post Suppose you asked each of these 100 to list 100 people qualified to be defense secretary. There could be, cumulatively, 10,000 different names. What is the probability ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S ...