On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets – William “Billy” Lee and the young ...

George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

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

This Thanksgiving, it’s worth taking a look at what George Washington had to say when he established the national holiday.

We don't need to find heroes in our past presidents. We need to try to understand that tyranny has always been part of ...

Actor Sylvester Stallone likened President-elect Trump to his "Rocky" character and said he is the "second George Washington" ...

Although George Washington attended grammar school, he is one of eight presidents that did not attend college. At 17 years old, George Washington served as county surveyor of Culpepper County.

Approximately 227 years ago, in 1797, George Washington – our first U.S. president – also became the first U.S. president to voluntarily cede the presidency to his successor. At the time ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine ... These resulted in a constitution and a new role for Washington—not king, but president of the still fractious and embryonic United States.