Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Photograph by Chicago History Museum/Bridgeman/ACI His men came to revere him for his courage, calm, determination, and, above all ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

The Virginia General Assembly wanted to honor George Washington, native son, Revolutionary War leader, and our nation’s first President, with a statue to be placed in the state capitol building. The ...

We don't need to find heroes in our past presidents. We need to try to understand that tyranny has always been part of ...

In 1796, the first president voluntarily left office, cementing the significance of a lofty ideal for his young country ...

George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

For just the third time in program history, Oregon received the No. 1 national ranking in college football after it went on the road and shutout... George Washington Bush was a free black man ...