President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United ...

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 ...

One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal ...

“He is a really good shooter and he’s shooting with a lot of confidence. The kids want him to shoot the ball, so if you’re a shooter and you know your teammates want you to shoot ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else ... to setting forth political principles. The political history collections at the National Museum of American ...

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Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

One of Season 49's best sketches was nearly left on the cutting room floor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The comedian ...

Then came the comparisons of Biden to one of the most celebrated figures in American history, George Washington, who refused a third term as president in 1796. Actor George Clooney, who penned a ...

Mr. Vance, 40, by contrast, has become the third-youngest vice president in history. Former Vice President ... hand on a Bible stretches back to George Washington and was observed by Mr. Trump ...

The rest is history and over 17 million views on YouTube ... It’s just about the George Washington character. People just want to see that character come back.” And they did — the ...

In this episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” hear from AP Washington radio correspondent Sagar Meghani and White House ...