In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...

"A letter like this with this powerful, evocative statement reflecting on the essence of the American Revolution — they are ...

‘General George Washington Resigning His Commission,’ an 1824 portrait by John Trumbull in the U.S. Capitol (photo: Public domain) Thomas Griffin Blogs February 17, 2025 In the summer of 1783 ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a reported heavy police presence in Wilkes-Barre Monday night. Police ...

In 1787, General George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention with sphinx-like inscrutability. He betrayed not a flicker of emotion as the architects of a new nation wrangled ...

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

George Washington at the Battle of Princeton (1783-84 ... is the earliest known portrait of the Revolutionary War general. Peale’s artistic practice was often fused with politics. While serving in the ...

It seemed like a huge loss for the American forces under Gen. George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, Washington wrote ...

On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Mayor Domenic J. Sarno gathered at the foot ...

A letter written by George Washington ... they faced a two-hour battle before the British were able to advance. The British claimed victory, but Washington — in his 1777 letter — said he ...

Though Charleston sits more than 500 miles from the political epicenter of Washington, D.C., it is no stranger to the ...