George Washington
The Plot to Kill George Washington
In <em>The First Conspiracy</em>, thriller writer Brad Meltzer uncovers a real-life story too good to turn into fiction
Students Unearth 6,000-Year-Old Stone Axe at Mount Vernon
The tool, which was likely used for cutting or carving wood rather than as a weapon, was crafted during 4000 B.C.
The Raid on Bermuda That Saved the American Revolution
How colonial allies in the Caribbean pulled off a heist to equip George Washington's Continental Army with gunpowder
Hemp Makes a Return to George Washington's Farm
The first crop of industrial hemp grown in centuries was recently harvested at Mount Vernon
What's the Difference Between Moths and Butterflies and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
How the African-American Syphax Family Traces Its Lineage to Martha Washington
Resources at the African American History Museum deliver a wealth of opportunity for genealogical research
Some Stories About George Washington Are Just Too Good to Be True
But there's a kernel of truth to many of them because Washington was a legend in his own time
Lock of Washington’s Hair Found in 18th-Century Almanac
It was once common practice to give away locks of hair as gifts and keepsakes
The Most Notorious Poet in 18th Century America Was An Enslaved Teenager You've Never Heard Of
Phyllis Wheatley was a prodigy, but her ultimate fate reflects the gross racial disparities of 1700s America
George Washington’s Hard Death Shows the Limits of Medicine in His Time
He’s one of the United States’s most revered figures, but his last hours were plagued by excruciating illness
You've Seen The Washington Monument. Now See the Other Washington Monuments
Unsurprisingly, the obelisk in Washington, D.C. is not the only monument to America's first president
Presidents From Lincoln to FDR Kept the Thanksgiving Tradition Going
Lincoln started the process of making it a federal holiday in 1863, crystallizing something that had been around since the days of the Pilgrims
A Rainbow Shines Anew in National Portrait Gallery's Iconic George Washington Portrait
A glistening Lansdowne Portrait refresh harkens the reopening of "America's Presidents"
This Nineteenth-Century Genealogist Argued Norse God Odin Was George Washington’s Great-Great-Great... Grandfather
Albert Welles's ideas about whiteness were a reflection of his time, and would be continued into the future
The First Presidential Pardon Pitted Alexander Hamilton Against George Washington
How to handle the Whiskey Rebellion was the first major crisis faced by the new government
The First US Census Only Asked Six Questions
America’s founders agreed that the census was important, but it wasn’t long
What the First Three Patents Say About Early America
Gunpowder, fertilizer, soap, candles and flour were all important to Americans
America Has Been Struggling With the Metric System For More Than 200 Years
The United States is the one of the world's only holdouts at this point, but it could have been the first country outside of France to adopt the system
Renovated Museum Wing Delves Into Untold Chapters of American History
“The Nation We Build Together” questions American ideals through exhibits on democracy, religion, diversity and more
A Nude Sculpture of George Washington Is Coming to New York
The work was made in preparation for a larger, clothed statue by the Italian artist Antonio Canova
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