Travel & Experiences
The memorial is humble but not inappropriate: just a small brick pavilion at the edge of a quiet meadow.
May 27, 1990
June 5, 2015
Books
In James Peale’s “The Generals at Yorktown,” the painting’s right side presents traditional portraits of George Washington and his victorious allies.
Oct. 2, 1988
Peninsula is replete with relics of Civil And Revolutionary wars
May 28, 2008
World & Nation
President Trump blamed a faulty teleprompter for a gaffe in his Fourth of July speech, in which he claimed that the Continental Army “took over airports” during the Revolutionary War — more than a century before the dawn of aviation — but his remarks still inspired a storm of social media hilarity.
July 5, 2019
Politics
When the American revolutionaries won their decisive battle at Yorktown in 1781, bands struck up the prophetic notes of “The World Turned Upside Down.”
Feb. 8, 1996
Entertainment & Arts
Ron Chernow offers an epic, cradle-to-grave biography of America’s first president. Never before has the Founding Father been rendered so tangibly in such a smart, tenaciously researched volume.
Oct. 10, 2010
George Washington, in war and peace
Early American history comes to life for kids in re-created settlements of 17th and 18th century Jamestown and Yorktown
May 17, 1998
Television
George Washington has one of the most recognizable mugs on the planet.
May 29, 2006