Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February each year. In 2025, it will fall on February 17. The day honors ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... calls to unify the country to setting forth political principles. The political history collections at the National ...

"This Voyager spacecraft was constructed by the United States of America. We are a community of 240 million human beings among the more than 4 billion who inhabit the planet Earth. We human beings are ...

From the time Mount Vernon was built to today, the estate has witnessed countless moments in history, from George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 to the effects of World War II. The mansion at ...

February has been designated as Black History Month. The person that I remember most learning about, probably because we were a rural school, was George Washington Carver.

The inauguration of the president hasn't always happened in Washington — or in January. Here's how inaugurations have changed ...

Trump's clemency for Jan. 6 rioters and Biden's reprieve for family represent merely the latest chapters in an odd history of ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...