This month marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, where minutemen fought British soldiers who ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

"George Washington Black is referred to in the novel as Wash ... a more liberal mindset than any other white person he's ever been in contact with." "I was doing a lot of research into the ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...

Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...