As the 14th Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, the world wasn’t just marking the birthday of a spiritual icon—it was confronting ...

The wait was over for more than 100 people as they finally got to call the U.S. "home." And what better place to do it than ...

Those who attended the 300th birthday party for the comte de Rochambeau celebrated his partnership with Washington, and the civil way they made decisions.

The U.S. naturalization ceremony at George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon estate included remarks by Arnold ...

Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of ‘America250’ ...

Officers with Washington's Metropolitan Police Department responding to a call in the city's Northeast area just after 9:30 p.m. found "an adult female, unconscious and not breathing, suffering ...

A rare military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary has taken place in Washington DC - on Donald Trump's 79th birthday. The event coincided with hundreds of so-called "No Kings ...

Metal plates were put down on some of Washington's streets to protect them against the heaviest tanks - especially the 60-ton M1 Abrams. Even so, the US Army set aside several million dollars in ...

Congress turned February 22 — George Washington’s birthday — into a national holiday, but the man himself wanted none of it. Franklin D. Roosevelt didn’t summon fanfare, he seeded it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up. Protective metal plating has been laid out on Washington’s streets. And more than 6,000 troops are poise… ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up. Protective metal plating has been laid out on Washington’s streets. And more than 6,000 troops are poised to ...

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia National Guard's involvement in the Army's 250th Birthday Celebration highlights the unique command structure that sets it apart from all other National ...