It was not even the first national Thanksgiving – which was held on Dec. 18, 1777, at then-General Washington’s behest. Nor ...

In 1789, Washington urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” ...

Washington made sure his Thanksgiving message – not simply a message, but a ‘proclamation’ – was clear and strong ...

Lesch’s career in academia and global diplomacy as well as his brief baseball career are covered in "Dodgers to Damascus: ...

Dr. Howard Snyder grew up in Cheyenne and became a U.S. Army surgeon during World War II. When he met Dwight Eisenhower, the ...

A former president of the Spokane City Council and current Spokane County Superior Court judge is among the candidates under consideration for appointment to Washington’s top court.

The president attacked a prominent group of Democrats who released a video urging U.S. service members to refuse to comply ...

Seventy years after his groundbreaking airport survey, Charles Diggs Jr.’s fight for travel equality gets its first full biography ...

Kennedy biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli tells PEOPLE about the former first lady and her journey through grief ...

At 15, Peter Matthiessen began “scribbling” essays and poetry, saying that it “restores your balance and your sanity.” ...

The nation bid a surprise farewell to the East Wing of the White House last month, with President Trump ordering it to be ...

I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made,” the Secretary of Defense said, as he has come under scrutiny for a ...