President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United ...

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The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

While it appears to be an ordinary coat, its history is as old as America. Rarely on display because it’s so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s ...

The Virginia General Assembly wanted to honor George Washington, native son, Revolutionary War leader, and our nation’s first President, with a statue to be placed in the state capitol building. The ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Photograph by Chicago History Museum/Bridgeman/ACI His men came to revere him for his courage, calm, determination, and, above ...

George W. Bush's unlikely friendship with the Obamas once again on display on Jan. 9, when the Republican gave Barack Obama a ...