George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

Search-and-rescue has turned into a recovery mission after officials said they believe all 64 people aboard an American ...

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac ...

One of most important figures in our nation’s culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...

British royal family. In December alone, we got to watch Kate Middleton, 43, and her three kids at her annual holiday concert ...

In honor of Black History Month, Duke celebrates African Americans’ distinctive achievements in Durham. While Duke has had an ...

Sometimes, dignity can come with something as simple as a name tag. In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car ...

Officials are examining black boxes from both aircraft and say they appear to be in good condition and may provide details on ...

Chestnut remembers George C. Wallace as "the most liberal ... for Alabama belongs to all of us -- black and white, young and old, rich and poor alike." 1972 (shortly before assassination ...

In graphic terms, the president has focused on three areas he says make the city an embarrassment and nightmare: its ...

In late 1966, at the height of the Civil Rights movement, George ... Black men, straightening their hair wasn’t simply a means to look good, but a tactic to be more acceptable and desirable for ...