As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

The U.S. has recognized Thanksgiving since 1789, when President George Washington issued the first proclamation designating the first national day of thanksgiving. It fell on Thursday, November 26 ...

About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive ... to hear FREDERICK DOUGLASS' views on the Proclamation. Mr. DOUGLASS was introduced by Rev. H.H ...

We are, unfortunately, so far removed from that first Thanksgiving proclamation given by George Washington in 1789: "Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God ...

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

Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

Next Saturday is the first U.S. president’s birthday, and Comal County is urging its residents to recognize Feb. 22 as ...

On September 19, 1796, George Washington published an open letter to the American people. He had two messages in mind. The ...

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...

George Mason has struggled so much over the years at George Washington that it is in no position to apologize for a lack of style points during a victory in Foggy Bottom. That’s a good thing ...

The Washington Commanders were the feel-good story of the 2024-25 NFL regular season and playoffs, improving from 4-13 to 12-5 and making the NFC Championship Game. The ride is over for this ...