The graying hair has been preserved in a locket that was given to a family friend of the Washingtons and passed down the ...

It's not well known to Americans that George Washington lost his first election — and equally important, he probably deserved ...

Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images/Paul Sancya/AP/Mike Segar/Reuters When George Washington was 12, he began copying by hand “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation.” ...

At 17 years old, George Washington served as county surveyor of Culpepper County. Washington’s military career began when he was 21 years old. Campaign In 1789, only 10 of the 13 original colonies ...

George Clooney is reportedly stepping back from politics after being partly blamed for Kamala Harris' defeat at the ...

Mount Vernon. There he spent time with his family, tending to much-needed repairs on the property and receiving visitors from ...

"It is very unlikely that courts - including, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court - would permit a local state criminal ...

The presidential election of 1788 ... rule that any display of ambition would be unseemly. For another, George Washington, widely viewed as Father of His Country was, for all practical purposes ...

This election is on a knife’s edge ... Many conservatives who refuse to vote for Trump plan to write in “George Washington” as their choice for president. But that is not enough.

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his ...

This lesson explores the provisions for federal elections in the original U.S. Constitution and the subsequent amendments. The lesson, which features Larry Garber, an adjunct professor at the George ...