Tag: George Washington

  • George Washington’s 269-Year-Old Beer Recipe Reborn at the New York Public Library

    George Washington’s 269-Year-Old Beer Recipe Reborn at the New York Public Library

    Historical records often present early American leaders as rigid figures immortalized in formal portraits. Yet a much more practical reality exists within the scattered pages of their private military journals. As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, a prominent archival institution is pulling a centuries-old handwritten note from its vaults to offer…

  • Federal Court Says Trump Administration Cannot Erase Slavery Exhibit

    Federal Court Says Trump Administration Cannot Erase Slavery Exhibit

    A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a slavery-related exhibit at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site, setting off a new chapter in the ongoing national debate over how America tells its own story. The ruling, issued on Presidents’ Day by U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, temporarily blocks the removal of 34 educational…