Approximately 227 years ago, in 1797, George Washington became the first U.S. president to voluntarily cede the presidency to ...

George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City on April 30, 1789, and took the oath ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

It used to be a little harder to keep track of, and not just because you couldn’t Google “When is Thanksgiving?” ...

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 ...

George Washington wore many hats ... more than other presidents — his salary was 2% of the total US budget in 1789, 24/7 Wall Street reports — but he owned over 50,000 acres of land.

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

James Madison’s missus was the very busy Dolley Madison. When the Brits invaded DC, Dolley managed to save the Declaration of ...

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... inauguration on April 30, 1789, Washington faced the challenge ...

Join the nation in witnessing Inauguration Day 2025 on January 20 as the new U.S. president takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol.

George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded ... the Revolutionary War and became the nation’s first president in 1789, was often away from Mount Vernon but loved the site and died ...