The national holiday called Washington's Birthday may have passed, but today is George Washington’s real 285th birthday. Here are interesting facts about the first president, including his ...

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On this day in history, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on the balcony of Federal Hall! Here are 10 fun facts: ...

With a main span of 3500 feet, the George Washington Bridge overtook Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge in 1931 as the longest suspension bridge in the world, beating it by 1650 feet.

George Washington's birthday is actually February 22. DeAgostini/Getty Images Washington's family listed his date of birth as February 11, but his birthday is actually February 22.

Botanist and inventor George Washington Carver was born into slavery and died as a scientific advisor to presidents and titans of industry. What happened in between was no less extraordinary. 1.

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to ...

DNA analysis of unmarked remains has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin.

For years, social media users have claimed the U.S. Capitol contains a tomb that was originally built for George Washington, the first U.S. president, but was never used and remains empty.

This week, George Washington’s 291st birthday will be celebrated by tiny numbers of Americans. That did not used to be the case. For most of our history, Washington’s birthday was a big deal ...