The Virginia Capitol Foundation's Christmas ornament features George Washington, rendered in the marble statue French ...

Though it’s unclear what the Washingtons served at their Thanksgiving feasts, turkeys were present on their table.

Before Thanksgiving became the prominent late November holiday, much of America celebrated "Evacuation Day" – commemorating ...

Epic Guide to Revolutionary War National Park Sites! Find out which National Park Sites share the history of the America ...

Spending time with my family this Thanksgiving week reminds me that life comes with no guarantees. This truth holds special ...

A big ball and a reenactment is planned in March as the city gears up to celebrate one of the most important moments in its ...

As a lawyer, Lincoln understood the power of precedents, so he referenced the Providentialism of the Pilgrims and echoed the ...

On Nov. 28, 2018, former President George H.W. Bush died at his home in Houston, six months after the passing of his wife, ...

Mercer died in the arms of “another local patriot, George Lewis,” Maloy said. He was Washington’s nephew and grew up at Kenmore. James Monroe, who became the fifth president of the United ...

It’s not about you! That’s a hard truth in a nation where industry experts say the average cell phone user takes 450 self-portraits (selfies) each year. Author David Faust wrote, “In the past,” a ...

Next up in the season was “Back to the Future,” based on the 1985 movie of the same name starring Michael J. Fox. It’s about ...