A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

(Washington was also a slaveholder.) Jefferson was born in April and lived ... Both states celebrate Confederate Memorial Day in April and recognize Jefferson Davis’s birthday as a state holiday ...

I love watching the brides pose for photos by the Lincoln Memorial and the teenagers wriggle through TikTok choreography near the Washington Monument. Their modern hopes breathe life into the ...

If you've never been to Washington, D.C. before ... that can be found along the Tidal Basin's shores: the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and the Martin Luther ...

Narrow openings on the side walls let in additional light and provide partial views of the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. Visitors may light memorial candles in the Hall, a universal ...

To the west, along Raoul Wallenberg Place—named after the Swedish diplomat who rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews—the semidetached, six-sided Hall of Remembrance stands as a stately companion to the ...

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax tracks down the hidden features around the Lincoln Memorial.

What began as an athletic clubhouse evolved into a memorial for the 2,700 students and alumni who served in World War I, ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

The family of a Georgia pilot killed during a plane crash in Washington, D.C. have announced the plans for his memorial service. Sam Lilley was engaged to be married in the fall and had earned his ...

The World War II Memorial is located on the National Mall's main drag, between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, and can be reached by taking the Metro's Blue, Silver or Orange ...