George Washington kept slaves as president, but a federal display commemorating them has now been dismantled.

This comes amid a review directed by President Donald Trump's executive order.

Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

George Washington earned his stripes, tested his resolve and learned from his defeats in western Pennsylvania.

George Washington was born on Friday, Feb. 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Details regarding his childhood are ...

For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with ...