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 ...

Archaeologists working on a project to rehabilitate the foundation of George Washington's Mount Vernon ... loved the property ...

Two sealed and intact bottles of harvested cherries were found beneath a brick floor at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home ...

One of the most memorable of such events was the marriage on 22 February 1799 (George's sixty-seventh and last birthday) of Martha Washington's youngest granddaughter, Eleanor Parke "Nelly" Custis ...

George Washington (C), and Donald Trump (R) are among the 10 wealthiest American presidents in history () The US President's ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine’s ... He serves two terms but refuses a third. Dec. 14, 1799 Washington dies suddenly after contracting an acute infection while touring his estates ...

George Washington, who led America through the Revolution ... Washington, who died in 1799, would forever be known as the father of his country.

In his last will and testament of 1799, George Washington, laid out a clear vision for his legacy. He bequeathed the “use, profit, and benefit” of his whole estate to his “dearly beloved ...

Presidents Day has a more complex history than one might think. After George Washington died in 1799, his supporters recognized his birthday as a day of remembrance. In 1885, his birthday became a ...

Darden, Jr. 1946-1947 Governor of Virginia John Stewart Bryan 1942-1944 Nineteenth President of William & Mary Hugh Blair Grigsby 1871-1881 Historian John Tyler 1859-1862 Tenth President of the United ...

By 1785 Americans were ready for new math. In 1773, the sixth edition of Thomas Dilworth’s classic Schoolmaster’s Assistant ...

Archaeologist Nick Beard was gently pushing aside the hardened dirt in the basement of George Washington’s home at Mount ...