President George Washington delivers his first inaugural address in April 1789 in New York City. Painting by T.H. Matteson, engraving by H.S. Sadd, via Library of Congress Before they go too far ...

As the Trump administration expands its Caribbean campaign, a long-circulated legend about George Washington’s doomsday prophecy is gaining new traction among commentators.

Why many of the descendants of the first president fought for the South during the Civil War. By James H. Johnston Readers asked questions about George Washington’s desire to burn Lower Manhattan and ...

Among the long-standing myths surrounding the first president of the United States, George Washington, is that he wore false teeth made out of wood. Though the evidence unambiguously confirms that ...