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George Washington, the first President of the United States, is a key figure in American history. ... GK Quiz on George Washington: How Well Do You Remember U.S. History?

History is a vast tapestry woven from the stories of civilizations, great leaders, revolutions, and cultural shifts that have ...

Everyone knows that George Washington was our first president. (If you don’t, your teachers haven’t been doing their job.) ... Celebrate Presidents’ Day with this trivia quiz.

While that speech was more than 1,400 words long, Washington was feeling less loquacious the second time around. His 135-word speech in 1793 is still the shortest inaugural address in U.S. history.

By George, he's doing it again! Here’s a bit of trivia about Washington’s epic crossing of the Delaware in 1776.

For many Americans, Presidents Day means a day off of work or school, a banking holiday and lots of shopping deals. But that’s not what our forefathers had in mind when they made Washington’s ...

James Garfield: Garfield, the 20th president of the U.S., was shot in the back by assassin Charles J. Guiteau in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. He died less than three months later, on Sept ...