Melodic beginnings Campaign music in the U.S. has gone through several eras, adapting to social and technological changes — and it started with our very first president. George Washington was ...
LAREDO, Texas — George Washington started his annual procession ... bridges that connect the United States and Mexico here, the music of a fife and drum band echoing on the quiet morning streets.
In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...
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 ...
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 ...