George Washington earned his stripes, tested his resolve and learned from his defeats in western Pennsylvania.

For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with ...

SNL’s George Washington sketch featuring Kenan Thompson and Nate Bargatze explains how early ideas shaped American measurements, sports and daily systems in a historical setting.

Back in 1797, after stepping down from the presidency, George Washington found himself at a crossroads on his Mount Vernon ...

Today, our Nation commemorates the Father of our country, the patriarch of our freedom, and a timeless exemplar of valor and virtue: the first President of the United States, George Washington. On ...

In Washington, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, a series of videos about ...

As news reports proliferate of multimillion-dollar — and possibly billion-dollar — fraudulent diversions of government funds ...

This is a new series looking at historical figures from Michael R. McGough of Pennsylvania. The series will help celebrate ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

The first President of the United States, George Washington, designated this date as a “Day of National Thanksgiving”. The next president to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation was the 16th President of ...