A pair of vandals launched an attack on Washington Square Park’s famed arch early Monday — tossing balloons filled with red paint at its two statues dedicated to George Washington.. The two ...

Over 100 institutions in the U.S. claim samples of George Washington's hair. One is the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Hair keepsakes and jewelry once were common mementos and ...

As a result, Washington’s hair has been the subject of intense fascination, long coveted as a tangible, and once-living, piece of the man who, for many, embodied the United States’ origin story.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and actor, was the keynoe speaker at a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon on July 4.

What stories do locks of George Washington's hair in archives and museums have to tell? And what do they say about the cult of Revolutionary War-era relics and patriotic memory? Author Keith ...

Boston-based RR Auction is selling nearly 300 historic items related to the presidency, ranging from locks of George and Martha Washington’s hair to John F. Kennedy’s Harvard sweater.

Was George Washington an early adopter of the man-bun? Not exactly, but he did sometimes wear his pony-tailed hair in a silk man-bag that would dangle at the back of his neck, writes biographer R o… ...

Independence Day always brings a few core patriotic figures to mind. The first is George Washington. I would argue he was the ...

Strands of George Washington's hair seen here at Union College on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union) ...

A George Washington Statue is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2021.

Boston-based RR Auction is selling nearly 300 historic items related to the presidency, ranging from locks of George and Martha Washington’s hair to John F. Kennedy’s Harvard sweater.