This weekend, we celebrate the birthday of the author of that victory, Gen. George Washington, born in Virginia on Feb. 22, ...

In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up ...

It wasn’t until 1833 that a group of citizens including Eliza Hamilton, Dolley Madison, Louisa Adams and others formed the Washington National Monument Society. By 1836, the group had elected a ...

The more is more approach is par for the course for Paradise, a series whose first episode opens with the murder of U.S.

The city was known as Columbia until 1791 when it was named in Washington’s honor. July 4, 1848: The cornerstone of the monument is laid with great fanfare. Within the 24,500 pound marble ...

depending on the individual monument. Robert Glicksman, a professor of environmental law at George Washington University, said Republicans’ new legislation would probably mean “the creation of fewer ...

The San Jacinto Monument site is currently planning a significant upgrade that will enhance the historic location for ...

World-class museums and monuments. Historic neighbourhoods. Green escapes in the urban city. Washington, DC has no shortage ...

Friday in D.C. almost insisted on recognition as one of winter’s special days, one with an almost-full “snow moon” casting ...