Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

If you know the name Angelica Schuyler, you just might be a fan of “Hamilton,” where she stole the show by belting out ...

On June 19th Ethan Klein, an American YouTuber and podcaster (pictured), sued three streamers who had broadcast lengthy ...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist is accused of having child porn on his work laptop, federal prosecutors ...

Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...

Full-length portrait of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, serving from 1789 to 1797, who played an important role in the founding of the country. Born on 22 ...

Robin Givhan’s book charts Abloh’s rise and reign in the fashion world before his untimely death in 2021.

George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

Author Samuel Longhorne Clemens, better known under his pen name of Mark Twain, grew up along the Mississippi River and used ...

George Washington Library Opens at Mount Vernon A new $47 million library has opened at George Washington’s estate in Mount Vernon, Va., with a goal of scholarly and straightforward ...

Object Details Artist Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817 Sitter George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799 Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Date c. 1793 Object ...

Talking Heads fans, rejoice! Hard on the heels of the re-release of “Stop Making Sense,” the 1984 Jonathan Demme film widely considered the best concert movie ever made, Jonathan Gould ...