ABC News' Matt Rivers is aboard the USS George Washington, one of two U.S. aircraft carriers operating near the contested ...

An emergency alert blares from a loudspeaker, and Damon Dennard and other sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America.

The Congressional delay in certifying George Washington’s election as president only allowed more time for doubts to fester as he considered the herculean task ahead. He savored his wait as a welcome ...

In Hamilton, Washington found a brilliant administrator who could help bring order to an unruly army, and later an entire government.

On a rare visit aboard the USS George Washington, Reuters photographer Ed Ou documents the lives of young American sailors ...

George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian War ...