This week, 250 years ago, 25 rugged individuals, some of best shots in Washington’s army, did something rarely accomplished in history and stopped an amphibious landing of thousands of troops.
President Donald Trump vowed on Friday to protect the legacy of explorer Christopher Columbus from the radical left and accused Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of wanting to abolish Columbus Day.
Never did it look more like there might not ever be a United States of America than on August 27, 1776 –Washington nearly captured, his army surrounded, a brave remnant decimated. The fate of the new nation dangled precariously during the savage fighting at the Battle of Brooklyn, and the conflict started in a watermelon patch the night before.
“Young Washington” grossed $7.65 million in just 2,700 theaters on America’s 250th birthday, beating “Toy Story 5.”
A breathtaking display of drone technology appeared in the sky over north Texas this week as the 250th was commemorated with drone-created American images that included a flying bald eagle, the moon astronauts, and an animated bust of George Washington.
NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) — Frasier legend Kelsey Grammer says Thomas Fairfax, the 18th-century, Virginia plantation owner he plays in the new film Young Washington, changed the course of history.
In his letters to his mother, George Washington always addressed her as “Honored Madam,” and indeed this honored madam must hold a high position in the history of America.
George Washington’s Ring of Spies, a musical written and composed by Christy Stutzman, will premiere this year.
This week, the war almost escalated into the destruction of an ancient civilization; but instead it turned into an argument about toll collection. Progress and peace!
Legislation introduced in Oklahoma would restrict the application of certain foreign laws in state courts and limit foreign ownership or control of land and critical infrastructure, lawmakers behind the measures told Breitbart News exclusively.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth did not hesitate Friday to hammer the very institution that awarded him his master’s degree by announcing the department would be ending all professional military education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University.
Anti-socialist Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said that her decision to gift her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump echoes Venezuelan founding father Simón Bolívar receiving a medal from George Washington’s family in recognition of his independence efforts 200 years ago.
President Donald Trump declared that America offers its “endless gratitude to Almighty God” in his Thanksgiving Day proclamation.
“God has bestowed abundant blessings all across our land,” President Donald Trump said in his 2025 Thanksgiving proclamation, encouraging Americans to “offer a prayer of thanks to God for our many blessings” — a vastly different message than former President Joe Biden’s last year which omitted any reference to God.
On October 13, 250 years ago, the Continental Congress authorized the establishment of the Continental Navy, marking the birth of what would become the United States Navy. Over a week ago, in Norfolk, with President Trump in attendance, the Navy showcased its impressive, combined arms capabilities. But on this semiquincentennial, the U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble beginnings—a single fishing boat.
The Trump administration directed the National Park Service (NPS) to remove signs that were critical of American history.
Vice President JD Vance, prominent officials, and others took to social media on Monday to wish President Donald Trump a Happy Presidents’ Day.
President Trump, the 47th President, has the power to declare that the birthday of the 1st President, which falls on February 22, should once again be a holiday.
Former President Bill Clinton took to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) stage Wednesday night to compare President Joe Biden to George Washington.
Chicago’s leftist Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed a desire on Tuesday to eliminate the statue of President George Washington that sits in the hallway outside his City Hall office. But now that plan seems to be on hold.
A treasure trove of glass jars filled with fruit preserves has reportedly been uncovered at George Washington’s historical Mount Vernon home, which archaeologists said “likely haven’t seen the light of day since before the American Revolution.”
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher criticized the attacks on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over the “Appeal to Heaven” flag by stating that we didn’t get the full story about the flag from the initial
Countless times, the fate of the nascent American nation depended on the right person being in the right place at the right time–like the gallant 26-year-old Marblehead captain James Mugford Jr. who captured the largest single prize of the Revolutionary War, the Hope.
Archeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia have found two interesting historical treasures that have been hidden from view since the 18th century.
Radical-left activist and former politician Nina Turner marked Presidents’ Day, the holiday officially named “Washington’s Birthday,” by attempting to vilify America’s first president and founding father as well as other early U.S. presidents.
The scheduled speech highlights the president’s strategy to use January 6 as a foil to distract from his policy failures.
Four in ten Democrats agree with removing statues of George Washington as some leftist cities consider doing so, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found.
Former President Donald Trump correctly predicted years ago that the far-left would eventually go after the Founding Fathers — something that came to fruition Tuesday, as officials in New York City considered a measure which would remove works of art depicting those who owned slaves or benefitted from slavery. That, of course, would include the Father of the Nation, George Washington.
New York City is considering a measure that would essentially remove statues of Founding Fathers such as George Washington.
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy laid out his vision Monday for what he sees as a foreign policy platform based on realism — which fuses approaches fostered by Presidents George Washington, James Monroe, and Richard Nixon — with a focus on ending the Ukraine war and the looming threat of communist China.
The forgotten revolutionary raid at Stony Point, which occurred 244 years ago this week, exemplifies American courage, innovation, and grit.
Following President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday, left-wing presidential historian Michael Beschloss likened the president’s “bravery” to that of legendary U.S. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Anne Holton, wife of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), denounced the Declaration of Independence and Constitution as “fundamental in enshrining slavery.”
On Christmas Eve, General George Washington sat in his tent on the banks of the Delaware River and methodically wrote the same three words over and over on several small pieces of paper. He had decided on a daring plan: crossing the ice-choked Delaware River and mounting a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison at Trenton.
Two hundred and forty-six years ago this week the fate of Washington’s army—in fact, the fate of the entire Revolution—lay on the muscled shoulders of the fishermen and sailors of the Marblehead Regiment.
This elite unit of Marylanders, known as “Washington’s Immortals” or the “Bayonets of the Revolution” for their Thermopylae-like charge against a British stronghold, bought with their blood “an hour, more precious to American liberty than any other in its history.”
A woman received something very special on Sunday that belonged to her father and was found at an unlikely place in North Fork, New York.
A new San Francisco school board voted to reverse an earlier board decision to remove a George Washington mural because of slavery images.
George Washington University (GW) officials have decided to remove the school’s “Colonial” mascot following years of woke activists demanding the university ban it for not being “inclusive.” Students then suggested the university change its mascot to a “hippo” or a “riverhorse” instead.
Two hundred and forty-six years ago, a little-known plot was hatched to assassinate Commander in Chief General George Washington that could have potentially altered the course of history.
