President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.

Donald Trump has compared himself to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, even taking it one step further and placing him ...

Veterans Day honors military service. The Fourth of July acknowledges the country’s independence. But Presidents Day is ...

“[George] Washington had no place within his administration for nepotism and wanted all appointments to be based on merit,” wrote Cyrus A. Ansary in “Dealmaker-In-Chief.” Abraham Lincoln ...

One of the most perplexing and seemingly antiquated features of City Hall got a lot of use Tuesday: a bulletin board where motions are posted for public viewing. This bulletin board, about seven ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... have been applied to countless situations since Abraham Lincoln first uttered them in 1861.

More realistically, we face a time fraught with disaster if we are to forget George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and FDR – our greatest presidents. Their witness and impact have lasted so long ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...