A statue of George Washington is on display at the Florida Capitol for the state's celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The statue is on loan from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...

Just as there have been more than one USS Enterprise, there has been multiple USS George Washington's. The most suitable names for naval vessels are based on impactful, historical figures.

George Washington famously became America’s Cincinnatus by voluntarily resigning his appointment as commander in chief of the United States armed forces. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a Roman ...

The aircraft carrier George Washington departed Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia in May 2023. The maintenance on the ship kicked off in 2017. (Huntington Ingalls) The aircraft carrier George ...

Founding a country is stressful work, so you can’t blame George Washington for occasionally wanting to put his feet up and kick back with a cocktail or two. In the late 18th century booze flowed ...

This essay is adapted from First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America by Cassandra A. Good © 2023 by Cassandra A. Good, used with permission ...

Out with the old, in with the new. George Washington University changed its “Colonials” moniker to “Revolutionaries” after facing scrutiny from students who deemed the school’s mascot as ...

George Washington University announced on Wednesday that the school is changing its nickname and will now be known as the Revolutionaries. The university said it enlisted students, alumni ...

Sailors assigned to the air department aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington man the hose team during a general quarters drill in Newport News, Virginia, on April 7. (Navy) The aircraft ...