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

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On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

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

The time has come. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is opening its new special exhibition on June 28 ...

Although these decrees are nothing new in American government, they must be issued within the scope of a president's ...

The state that is named after President George Washington is not just evergreen, but has "ever-energy," thanks to its lake with 12 trillion liters of water.

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

These tiny portraits keep America's iconic leaders at our fingertips, their contributions to history forever stamped on our collective memory.

An exhibit on Caroline Kennedy's pony, dubbed 'Macaroni.' Price’s favorite, however, is the life-size recreation of Caroline ...