Yes, Presidents Day is a federal holiday. So all federal offices, including courts, post offices, Social Security offices and ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the foundling nation to military victory in the Revolutionary War.

It is often suggested that historical portraits avoided smiles because of poor dental hygiene, but in reality, social ...

Alexandrians and visitors can expect to see local impacts this weekend due to ongoing recovery efforts following the Jan. 29 ...

A 33-year-old woman was killed and her 5-year-old child is hurt after a driver hit them in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax ...

One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...