George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River ... within a year nearly every home had a print, engraving or needlework version displayed on the mantel. Leutze divided his time between ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

An 1854 engraving of the incomplete Washington Monument shows how its grounds were once used to pasture cattle. Proposals to build a monument to George Washington started as early as 1783 ...

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1790. Washington’s address took place at Federal ...