Read John Kiesewetter's guide to the filmmaker's 12-hour "The American Revolution," premiering Nov. 16-21 on PBS.

Today, our Nation commemorates the Father of our country, the patriarch of our freedom, and a timeless exemplar of valor and virtue: the first President of the United States, George Washington. On ...

l. Family relationships of George Washington ...--2. Homes of George Washington ...--3. Youth and manhood of George Washington ...--4. The mother of George Washington ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

The first president of the United States, George Washington, died in bed in 1799 at his ancestral home of Mount Vernon, according to the Library of Congress. Accounts of seeing George Washington or ...

(CNN) – A couple said they have found a portion of a tent belonging to the first president of the United States, George Washington. Richard “Dana” Moore said he and his wife found the item while ...

Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times ...

How China Won & Lost America” — which examines the development and disintegration of the United States’ engagement strategy with China.

Among the long-standing myths surrounding the first president of the United States, George Washington, is that he wore false teeth made out of wood. Though the evidence unambiguously confirms that ...