Explore the top 9 most popular monuments in the USA, from the Statue of Liberty to the Lincoln Memorial. Discover the history ...

John Hancock was once one of the wealthiest merchants in New England and among the most popular and well-respected figures of ...

These are some of the most insightful history books to add to your reading list. "Hands up all who know when Tsarist Russia ...

A classic reluctant warrior has had his fill of violence until the revolution arrives in South Carolina.

On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is ...

George Washington gained a reputation for bravery during the French and Indian War. He returned to farming to his Mount Vernon family plantation in 1759 after the war. He joined Virginia House of ...

General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

According to the Mount Vernon website, General George Washington regularly ate hoecakes, also known as cornmeal pancakes.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...