Virginia Commonwealth University has continued its ascent, claiming a coveted higher ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

Immerse yourself in nature’s beauty this fall with leaf-strewn trails and stunning overlooks. Harrisonburg, Virginia, nestled ...

The week of Sept. 17-23 is set aside as Constitution Week, celebrating the most influential legal document in America.

James Madison (2-0) at North Carolina (3-0), Saturday ... the No. 4 output by a Bowl Subdivision player all season. JMU: RB George Pettaway. He spent the past two seasons at UNC before Hampton ...

George Washington, 90.32% ... Kennedy, 68.37% The top 24 presidents had scores of 50 or higher, including James Madison (67.16%), Bill Clinton (67.16%), John Adams (62.66%); Joe Biden (62.66% ...

George Mason, one of America’s “Forgotten Founders,” insisted that “no free government” could be preserved except “by ...

The “richest town” can look quite different from state to state, with some being far wealthier than others. For instance, the ...

The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787″ by Catherine Drinker Bowen. When 55 delegates from 12 ...

In 1786, the young United States of America was nearly ripped apart by Shays’ Rebellion. Angry farmers suffering from debt ...

George Washington was more than a foot taller ... along with wives of the Cabinet secretaries. James and Dolley Madison: 3 inches Dolley Madison, then Dolley Todd, was a young widow when she ...

Fortunately, far-sighted, brilliant, and determined men such as Washington, Madison, Adams, Hamilton, and Jefferson (and others less well known today) labored to create a functioning government. In ...

Those men -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe -- and their sometimes complicated relationships are the focus… Historians say Trump went afoul in lumping Robert E.