With glacial temperatures forcing US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing in indoors, the National Mall, normally jam-packed for inaugurations with hundreds of thousands of revelers, was eerily ...

Meanwhile, various groups wrestling for control over the Washington National Monument Society threw a ... the proud country celebrated the awe-inspiring obelisk as the tallest structure in the ...

In 1833, the Washington National Monument Society formed to raise funds. Architect Robert Mills was chosen to design an ...

In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.

were standing outside the looming Washington Monument obelisk, but were only there to take in the sights before heading indoors to watch the inauguration on television. Despite their shift in ...

were standing in front of the looming Washington Monument obelisk, but were only there to take in the sights, before heading indoors to watch the inauguration on television. Law enforcement ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seen in profile with a quiet smile on his face, his right arm raised toward the sky and intersecting with the obelisk of the Washington Monument in the background.