george washington

The listing notes that this stone house was built in the 1700s. It features 10-foot ceilings, hand-hewn beams, and 18th-century cabinetry and paneling.

Can't see video? Click HERE I was late to work on Thursday because I had to stop and dig after seeing a new Ancestry.com commercial. I've mentioned it before on the show that I have a very "American History" family background on both sides of my family...

You have to love a little girl who loves US history and our first president, George Washington! We've mentioned it before on the show that I'm actually related to George Washington (a little fun fact) and I didn't even react this way! You have to love little kids...

We always recognize George Washington’s birthday as February 22nd, but he was actually born on February 11th, 1731. The confusion is because the Julian Calendar was being used at the time he was born.  When Great Britain and the colonies went to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752 with the new year starting on January 1st, his birthdate was adjusted.

Today (February 22), we celebrate the birthday of George Washington, born in 1732.  He was pretty sickly during his life – suffering from malaria, smallpox, pleurisy and dysentery, all before he was 30. He almost drowned twice when he fell into an icy river on his way back from an expedition to a French fort in northwestern Pennsylvania. The story of how he cut down a cherry tree with his new axe

If you thought Thanksgiving came a little early this year – you’re right.  Since Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November, the 22nd is the earliest it could ever come.  The 28th is the latest it can come in November.

With 'Lincoln' set to sweep the awards, and every historical figure this side of Thomas Edison and Leonardo Da Vinci being reimagined as crime-fighting sexy action heroes, sooner or later these things were bound to meet in the middle.  Next up for the untold story angle, courtesy of NBC and director Barry Levinson is...is America's first president himself, George Washington!  But will 'George Wash

A couple guys filming a storm cloud zipping across the horizon in New Brunswick, Canada were treated to a rather stunning visual bonus when the cloud took the shape of an almost perfect human face — one that really looks like American founding father George Washington.

We always recognize George Washington’s birthday as February 22nd, but he was actually born on February 11th, 1731.  The confusion is because when he was born Great Britain and the colonies used the Julian Calendar.  It wasn’t until 1752 when Britain went to the Gregorian Calendar with the new year starting on January 1st that his birthdate was adjusted.