Twice in two days, Francis Ford Coppola will utter the same quotation. “Tolstoy once said that the great surprise of life is ...

Since George Town achieved Unesco World Heritage ... with Chinese and colonial mansions alike transformed into designer hotels, cutting-edge restaurants, hidden boutiques and speakeasy bars.

On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets – William “Billy” Lee and the young Christopher Sheels – he powdered his hair, put on his favorite ...

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck as aircraft carrier George Washington returns to Yokosuka, Japan, on Friday. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Travis S. Hanes/U.S. Navy) The aircraft ...

Maintaining three Michelin stars at the opulent Inn at Little Washington in rural Virginia is a never-ending feat for its ...

President George Washington aimed to unify the country with his first Thanksgiving message. Getty Images Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke ...

Bloom House Hotel & Spa and Hotel Chamar are two of the newest affordable options in Paris, and the latter is a charming ...

On Oct. 3, 1789, President George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, formally recognizing the first national celebration of the holiday. Here is how our first president described the ...

US Navy Photo USS George Washington (CVN-73) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan on Friday, taking up station as the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan aircraft carrier ...

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 ...

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 ...

PARIS — The Paris Olympics says it was far less polluting than recent Games but is not claiming to have been “carbon neutral” despite funding projects to compensate for its emissions ...