George Washington plays the Richmond Spiders after Gabby Reynolds scored 22 points in the Revolutionaries' 66-51 loss to the Dayton Flyers.

In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...

As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

George Washington plays the Richmond Spiders after Gabby Reynolds scored 22 points in the Revolutionaries' 66-51 loss to the Dayton Flyers.

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 ...

We will update this post as new hotel packages are announced. The WorldPride festival is coming to DC this year—the District's 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations—May 17 to June 8, and DC-area ...

It seemed like a huge loss for the American forces under Gen. George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...

Ressler told WTOP that D.C. has been a national leader when it comes to collaboration between businesses and the government, offering tax abatements and property tax freezes from converting obsolete ...

If you're a history buff (or a die-hard foodie) who wants to eat in the same establishment George Washington once frequented, ...

The Go-Go Museum & Café celebrates its grand opening in Washington, D.C., with Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ronald L. Moten, and Dr.

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent ...