click image for close-up When American painter Edward Savage sketched a prototype for a print of George Washington and his family in 1789 ... Plan of the Federal City, pointing with her fan ...

The headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow haunts the American imagination each autumn. New York City native Washington ... as the first U.S. president in 1789. The site of Irving's home is now ...

George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City on April 30, 1789, and took the oath ...

The 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of the United States is the richest president in history and one of the wealthiest ...

In the 19th century, the United States was not considered a "great power" like Britain, Russia or Austria-Hungary. But somehow it beat all of them to become the dominant global superpower by the ...

Op-Ed: It's imperative that we challenge negative narratives and celebrate the true story of Haitian American contributions.

The topic before the House, America Democracy Tocqueville this week on “Think Tank.” In May of 1831, twenty-six year-old Alexis de Tocqueville landed in Newport, Rhode Island, then a city of ...

The museum will now be called the New York Historical and will name a new Wing for American Democracy after two major ...

The signing of this treaty by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay on the American side took place at the ...

Approximately 227 years ago, in 1797, George Washington became the first U.S. president to voluntarily cede the presidency to ...

Join the nation in witnessing Inauguration Day 2025 on January 20 as the new U.S. president takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol.

The inaugural U.S. presidential election, held between 1788 and 1789, involved only 10 participating states, with George Washington widely expected to win. While the outcome was largely predetermined, ...