George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

In fact, our country's first inaugurations were always held indoors. No, the president's inauguration was held on March 4 from President George Washington's ceremony in 1789 until 1937 ...

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents. The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the ...

Inauguration Day used to be held on March 4 ... the first — and remains the only — president to attend two inaugurations as outgoing president, doing so in 1889 and 1897. 26. George Washington ...

They selected March 4, 1789, which would also be the day to inaugurate the first president, George Washington. And, for over a century, that would be Inauguration Day. With elections in November ...

The first president, George Washington, was sworn into office twice ... Roosevelt served four consecutive terms as president from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945, until he passed away during ...

The first inaugural ball was held in May 1789 in New York City - which was then the capital city of the new nation - one week after the first inauguration of President George Washington.

Inauguration trivia reveals a trove of presidential facts On a blustery March 4, 1841 ... inaugural address of the nation’s first president, George Washington in 1789, was notably brief but ...

Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States on Monday, taking the oath of office at his second inauguration and vowing that a "golden age" for the country begins now. He got off to ...

Since Nebraska became a state in 1867, nearly every commander in chief has visited. Take a look back at some of those visits. George W. Bush visited Nebraska a record nine times as president ...