George Washington’s Mount Vernon home was saved from disrepair. Today, George Washington's former home of Mount Vernon is a popular tourist attraction in Virginia. ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

I’m a George Washington biographer who dislikes what is also known as George Washington’s ... (Washington’s home state) celebrates George Washington Day, bypassing the issue of his birth date.

Statue of George Washington Tetra Images / Getty Images The dawn of American democracy didn’t take place in 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is actually still Washington’s Birthday officially.

George Washington died at age 67 in the big family bed on the second floor of Mount Vernon, on December 14, 1799. He was exhausted; a sudden inflammation of the throat stopped his breathing.

Nor'easter knocks down 227-year-old tree at George Washington's estate 00:29. Buried in the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon home, a treasure trove was waiting to be discovered – an ...

In the spring of 1768, when George Washington left the home of his brother-in-law, ... Letty, a young mulatto woman who lived at Muddy Hole Farm, gave birth to a little girl she called "Nila." ...

Plus, there's a plaque that lays out the facts in black and white: Dentures Worn by George Washington. Lead base fitted with cow and human teeth, elephant ivory, brass, and steel. ca. 1775-1799.

The Custis children’s names were absent for good reason: They were not blood-related to George Washington at all. They would appear on a separate family tree only for the Custis family, into ...