Perle Mesta’s affable personality and compulsive party-throwing are remembered in Meryl Gordon’s new biography, “The Woman ...

George Washington was Commanding General of the American Continental Army during their War of Independence (1776-1781). He was President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and from 1789 to 1796 ...

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

George Washington University, a private institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students can ...

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Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

As I write this, we are one week out from that very special day, Christmas. This holiday has a long and storied past within U ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (WAVY) — Two Navy sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS George Washington died shortly after arriving in Yokosuka, Japan according to the U.S. Navy. The sailors identified as ...

Two sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington died following the ship's arrival in Yokosuka, Japan. (MC3 Paul Archer/Navy) Two sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier George ...

While many West Virginians have gone on to play in the NFL, only eight have earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Here are the football legends from West ...

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent ...