The founding father’s statue has stood in Capitol Square downtown since 1857 but hasn’t had a fresh coat of lacquer in 43 ...

George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region ...

John Monsky is a collector of stories. They live within the stars and stripes of American flags — or, at the very least, what ...

The Presidential Records Act of 1978 mandates the preservation of White House and vice presidential documents and ...

For generations, official American documents have been meticulously preserved and protected, from the era of quills and ...

AND EVENTUALLY THE BLUE WAS LOST. THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO REALLY PRODUCE THAT COLOR AGAIN. THAT WAS UNTIL GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER CAME ALONG, AN AGRICULTURAL SCIENTIST, INVENTOR, AND EDUCATOR ...

Five years after George Floyd's murder, his loved ones reckon with the efforts to erase his legacy — and remember the man he was alive.

Deacon Maccubin, founder of Lambda Rising bookstore in Dupont Circle, holds DC’s first annual Pride event, the Gay Pride ...

President George Washington established the precedent that presidents retire after two terms and steer clear of public statement. John Quincy Adams, the sixth U.S. president, established a different ...

An elm tree said to have shaded George Washington as he took command of ... NSDAR regent in remarks to the small crowd. “It’s a symbol of endurance, of patriotism and of community.” ...

Lily and Kimball Burrill of Albany; and Maren DeCato of Bethel represent Bethel and Greenwood American Legions ...