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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

George Washington

Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked – but she’s well worth saluting

Martha Saxton, Amherst College On Mother’s Day, it is important and poignant to recall the hard life of Mary Ball Washington, who struggled – mostly alone – to raise our Founding Father. Historians have left us with inaccurate and mostly…

George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth

William Maloney, New York University We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River and, of course, wearing wooden teeth.