Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

A Biography of George of Washington,” said she had never come across any reference to regular celebrations. But by 1778, as Washington was leading the Continental Army against the British ...

The American soldier and teacher, who grew up in the plains of Kansas and made his way to the hills of Cavite, lived a rich ...

In 249, legends say the woman who later became St. Appolonia, the patron saint of dentistry, was tortured and killed for being a Christian. Her tormentors broke her teeth with iron points and ...

Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

The turnaround for the Washington Commanders happened much faster ... when talking about uniform colors, he mentioned they would be going back to "our" brand. Spoke with Commanders owner Josh ...

What you probably haven’t heard is any of Cymande’s music that was recorded in the past half century: The British outfit was active only for a few years in the 1970s before disbanding.

Instead of rebuilding the armory, the city built a children’s playground on the site in the 1950s, and today, residents can ...

Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.