"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George ... the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of ...

Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

George Washington Carver was born in 1864 ... it became the first monument dedicated to an African American and the first to a non-president. The Carver described the monument as “a living ...

George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born on Feb. 22, 1732. His birthday is celebrated as a federal holiday in the United States along with Abraham Lincoln’s birthday ...

If passed, House Bill 1446 would rename Presidents Day to George Washington’s Birthday. Originally established in honor of the first president, the holiday’s meaning has evolved into a ...

White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...