George Washington purchased land bounties near Cincinnati that were given to soldiers for their service in the American Revolution.

Since Donald Trump resumed the presidency in January, there has been a lot of talk about his bold, aggressive actions creating a constitutional crisis. Alas, those complaints ring hollow. They are ...

This story was originally published on July 4, 2024. IDAHO FALLS – There was a “pensive and awful silence” as John Hancock ...

For the first time since the attraction debuted with the theme park in 1971, a U.S. president is serving nonconsecutive terms ...

Donald Trump faces a more immediate historical burden that has plagued so many presidents: the "second term curse".

According to myth, the ghost of George Washington cursed anyone serving more than four years. But a nonconsecutive second ...

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has been shunned by presidents since Barack Obama after it was taken over by Chinese owners.

During the Pullman Strike of 1894, the governor of Illinois decried President Grover Cleveland’s move to call in the National Guard ...

This lesson explores the post-presidencies of seven former presidents, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and ...

But fat shaming is more than one of Trump’s many deeply offensive habits. It’s also a metaphor that Trump misapplies to the federal government he’s supposed to manage. For those keeping score, that ...

Celebrate America 250 with The Washington’s Famous Syllabub Drink at the Presidential Culinary Museum—history, flavor, and frothy fun! E Pluribus Yum! Food and drink tell stories. Our syllabub bridges ...

Another New York City high school student was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ...