The former California governor is the latest to recognize that the most remarkable thing about the first president was not ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

George Washington lost a year off his age when England decided to switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, which shortened the number of days in a year because it's based on the Earth's ...

George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...

George Washington and the other presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore were originally supposed to be seen from the waist up, but the funding wouldn't allow it. | DC_Colombia/iStock via Getty Images .

Beginning July 4, the portrait will be on display in the Declaration of Independence rotunda at the American Revolution ...

We all know the familiar stories about George Washington. The cherry tree he chopped down. (Except he didn’t.) The lies he never told. (Except he did.) His wooden teeth. (Except they weren’t ...

George Washington purchased land bounties near Cincinnati that were given to soldiers for their service in the American Revolution.

In January 1879, George Washington's Birthday became the fifth federal holiday created by Congress, giving federal workers in the District of Columbia a paid day off, according to a Congressional ...