On July 4, 1976, the nation’s bicentennial, George Washington was posthumously promoted to General of the Armies of the United States. When Washington actually served in the army, he was a ...

General and President George Washington was a man of the 18th century in great ways and bad, as he led the colonies to victory while also owning (and likely bedding) enslaved women. Courtesy of ...

VALLEY FORGE — Presidents Day was celebrated Monday with a birthday salute to Gen. George Washington, the hero of the American Revolution and the first president of the United States.

In 1787, General George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention with sphinx-like inscrutability. He betrayed not a flicker of emotion as the architects of a new nation wrangled ...

Historical actors and enthusiasts were forced on Sunday to nix their annual reenactment of General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on Christmas ...

George Washington’s epic Christmas night crossing ... has commanded at every level from platoon commander, to commanding general in peacetime and war. He has served in several key staff ...

From September 18th to the 26th, 1777, General George Washington and the Continental Army inhabited farms and other buildings in the area that is now known as New Hanover Township. During the ...

It was not a document at all but a small piece of fabric about six inches long, claiming to have been torn off a field tent used by General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. “There was ...

The video then showed reactions from students and members of the community as they continue to celebrate the legacy of the school's namesake, General George Washington, who served as the first ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.