More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

A statute of the long-dead president — and commander of the US army during the revolution — has been turning heads in the ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.