George Washington

Even the most mundane of objects associated with the Founding Father have a story.

George Washington gave orders to destroy towns and take prisoners in Sullivan’s Campaign, but her story lives on.

The early controversy over whether or not to build the Washington Monument on the National Mall.

The troubling embrace of the founder of American finance.

It was founded 250 years ago today—and, oddly, was promptly ordered to attack what is today its biggest base.

Washington Irving’s story isn’t just about a very long nap. It’s about the making of America.

Reflections on Harper's Ferry amid a government shutdown.

Violence has marred the American constitutional order since the founding. Is it inevitable?

Henry’s fiery oratory turned words into revolution, merging faith, emotion, and democracy to help speak a nation into being.

In the mid-19th century, governments on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border set out to recast North America’s political landscape.

Gouverneur Morris wrote the preamble to the Constitution. Later in life, he rejected the foundational document as a failure.

Trump's tariffs echo centuries of global protectionism, but history and economics question their effectiveness and long-term value.

Historians have long grappled with “the American Paradox” of Revolutionary leaders who fought for their own liberty while denying it to enslaved Black people.

A new book examines the long history of racial inequality in higher education through the post-baccalaureate experiences of Jim Crow era African Americans.

Art, politics, and revolution intertwined as transatlantic Patriots used wax, paint, and wit to shape the fight for American independence.

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III. But the British were not to blame for one of the war’s most infamous conflagrations.

How 13 colonies came together.

The making of a myth.

A brief history of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Espionage has always been with us, but its rapid growth over the past century may have undermined trust in government.