Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear in articles. This year, tidbits about ...

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 ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is probably still the best summation of the man who, over a hard but resolute ...

Over time, each section changed color based on how the materials reacted to the weather. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the commissioners of DC judged the competition. Jefferson ...

There are plenty of fascinating facts about the Navy that you may not have heard of, and we've rounded up 12 of them. (For fascinating facts about the US Marines, check out this list of the 12 ...