The race will take place Aug. 21-23 on the National Mall in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary of independence. It will be free to the public.

Gen. George Washington writes to his British counterpart, William Howe, proposing a prisoner exchange. Howe treats Washington with disdain.

Kevin Warsh's decades long skepticism of quantitative easing makes him the perfect choice to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.