Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

An exhibit on Caroline Kennedy's pony, dubbed 'Macaroni.' Price’s favorite, however, is the life-size recreation of Caroline ...

Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian and development organization.

It's Presidents Day, the holiday that started in honor of George Washington -- the president with an enormous birthday candle on the Mall. But do we revere the father of our country too much? It ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

Presidents Day is still George Washington’s birthday. It is also a symptom of a veneration of the imperial presidency that is un-republican and would have horrified the Founding Fathers.

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until, on a whim ...

The origins of Presidents Day lie in salutes to George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday, some highly ceremonial and others strikingly unusual.

Presidents Day stands as one of America’s most significant federal holidays, evolving from a singular celebration of George Washington to a broader commemoration of presidential leadership. This ...

This President's Day, remember that George Washington was a man for the ages. Donald Trump and the rest of us have a lot to learn from him.

Historic George Washington artifacts can be seen at Michigan museum See the chair Lincoln was seated in when he was shot in Washington at Dearborn museum Most Michiganders know Gerald R. Ford, the ...