From 2010 until early 2026, there were 34 interpretive panels in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park ...

President George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in history, April 30, 1789. In his address, which he delivered at New York City's Federal Hall, ...

A prophetic father of his country, President George Washington issued his Farewell Address as he approached the end of his second term in office on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He triumphantly ...

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1790. Washington’s address took place at Federal Hall in ...

Many of George Washington's decisions during his long career were made only after careful readings of the existing cartographical materials. The Granger Collection, New York First in war. First in ...

As the nation marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence this July 4, historians are working to ...

Built in 1745 as a summer retreat for a prominent Quaker family, the colonial estate was used by Washington and his officers during the Whitemarsh encampment, when his troops monitored the British ...

NPR's America in Pursuit series examines a presidential treasure, a pistol that was lost by George Washington and now can be found at the Smithsonian.

In an April 6, 1932 article appearing in the Binghamton Press was an interesting article relating to a recent find in the home of a well-known Binghamtonian. The article concerned a visit to the home ...