For some, an even bigger draw than the silver, furniture and artwork at Michael Corcoran’s auctions is the 96-year-old ...

The Tornado That Saved Washington Was A Natural Miracle That Extinguished Flames At the Capitol & White House Many have ...

A triumphant general in Washington’s position might have tried to seize power, but Washington, like other Americans, saw ...

When the British attacked Long Island in August, Washington’s troops faced heavy volleys of musket fire, fusillades of ...

which was part of Washington's dining marquee during the Revolutionary War, is now on display at a museum in Philadelphia ...

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

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

November’s Auction Block column includes: a religious portrait that passed through George Washington’s family; a gold, ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

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 ...

Cassandra Good is a historian and writer who has taught at Marymount University, George Washington University and the University of Mary Washington. She writes, researches and teaches about early ...

George Washington University, a private institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students can ...