"A chill hung in the air Sunday afternoon as General George Washington and his troops brought history to life by re-enacting a daring journey across the Delaware River that forever changed ...

University of Delaware alumnus Philip De Paola is also fascinated by the suit, but his appreciation is less about George Washington the icon and more about what historic textiles can teach us. De ...

Longtime maple syrup producer Peggy Simons, who has researched the early history of Wayne County's maple sugar industry, is applying for a state historical marker concerning the Union Sugar Company.

George Washington was the first president of the ... We may remember vaguely that he “crossed the Delaware,” but we don’t know why (and might not care, either). That kind of national amnesia ...

Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington. According to the then-used Julian ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide-de-camp in the field. Though brave, Paine was no soldier.

Delaware City Schools will observe Presidents ... Presidents Day started as a celebration of George Washington's Feb. 22 birthday — and officially, the federal government still calls the holiday ...