Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist ... and monuments like the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the World War ...

This Washington DC landmark has been visited by presidents, civil rights activists ... This tour stops at the United States Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and Korean War ...

Washington’s Birthday has been largely forgotten as a distinct celebration, but its commemoration in Civil War-era Cambridge ...

A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, ...

(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Danielle Sassoon can ... What’s going on is nothing short of a civil war inside the Justice Department, a battle over whether its lawyers are going to ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

The National Park Service theorizes that a century-old sketch made by a worker in the Lincoln Memorial’s undercroft depicts Theda Bara, silent film’s first “Vamp.” ...

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

MUNICH — EU trade boss Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington next week for high-level meetings as Europe braces for a potential trade war with the United States, three officials confirmed to ...

In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ...

All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed in the crash. There's no indication the U.S. Army Black Hawk crew could tell there was an impending collision before its devastating ...

In a first week meant to overwhelm the cognitive capabilities of critics, the media and the average citizen, President Donald Trump upended policies and norms across the federal government. Join ...