On December 23, 1783, George Washington resigned as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.This came after signing the ...

Charles Town’s streets were alive with cheering crowds, celebrations and cannon fire during the first week of May 1791. George Washington was in town. Having never visited the South, Washington toured ...

This video is no longer available. Hundreds gathered at the Virginia home of the first U.S. president for a special naturalization ceremony, with one of the most famous action stars welcoming the new ...

This George Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart, commissioned by James Madison, has a colorful history. Now Christie’s in ...

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 ...

On Thursday, November 26, 1789, the newly formed United States of America celebrated the nation’s first Thanksgiving. About two months earlier, on September 25, 1789, New Jersey Rep. Elias Boudinot ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have ...

A historic portrait of George Washington is being auctioned off next month. It's among the paintings that inspired the first president's image on the $1 bill, and it has a colorful past.