Jefferson wrote that Norfolk must be destroyed. Months later, Patriots burned much of the city themselves — and blamed the ...

The developer hired a company to conduct an archaeological investigation on the property, but an independent review by a separate local archaeological firm has found the work to be incomplete.

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

New data shows which are America's most and least overweight states, based on an evaluation of measures like obesity rates, ...

Daniel Shew, known as "The Old House Agent," is an expert in Bristol's historic houses, and he also calls the King House home ...

Mamie spent the 1920s at Edward David’s knee. She listened to his stories, absorbing lessons in resilience and leadership. As she became an adult, she became a teacher, then an organizer and then a ...

A man from an affluent Washington, D.C. suburb is facing a bevy of charges in the Florida Keys after authorities said he led ...

Grand pianos and half-full liquor bottles collect dust, while colorful children's playrooms scattered with toys are ...

In times of darkness, history offers a lesson of resilience. The article explores the cyclical nature of societal challenges ...

A more suitable site immediately comes to mind, along the same axis but east of the Capitol: the former RFK Stadium ...

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) was a founding father, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, the nation’s first ...

Sparked by a rookie runner's success, the Yorktown High School girls cross-country squad earned a berth into the Virginia ...