In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

The army must be ready to march “the Instant occasion shall require,” and Washington urges troops to carry as little baggage as possible.

A painstakingly accurate portrait of my own personal sleep paralysis demon.

SHORELINE, Wash. — Human remains were found at a Shoreline park Sunday afternoon, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. At about 1:30 p.m., a person picking up trash at Ronald Bog Park found ...

Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven ...

BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade before he became the country’s first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American Revolution. The Siege of Boston was ...

One British general, after seeing the rebel army in the colonies, was overheard saying, "with a thousand British grenadiers, he would undertake to go from one end of America to the other, and geld all ...

Former U.S. President George W. Bush has published his first essay on Substack, using the platform to reflect on the leadership of George Washington as the United States approaches its 250th ...

A federal judge ruled that a historical George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia must be restored after orders from the Trump administration saw its removal in January. The judge ruled that ...

The 43rd president of the United States launched his blog on the site Feb. 16 with a 1,500-word tribute to another George: President George Washington. “Few qualities have inspired me more than ...

The Signing of the Constitution of the United States, with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; oil painting on canvas by Howard ...