George Washington was a Founding Father of the United States, the nation’s first president, and a commander of the ...

To the future President’s credit, Arkeonews wrote that “Washington, realizing the error, risked his life by galloping through ...

As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military ...

In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the future president saved lives by stepping into the middle of a deadly skirmish ...

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday's modern Flag Day.

Opponents also see a potential flag redesign as an affront to George Washington and his significance as a national hero. “No other state is named after a president. we’re also the only state ...

In Betsy Ross’ day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they should move in the confusion of battlefield smoke and noise. The intense reverence many Americans feel for Old Glory arose from the ...