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 ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is probably still the best summation of the man who, over a hard but resolute ...

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

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

Courtesy: National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA. Though they worked in close proximity for years, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington never became close friends; different positions and ...

George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor, sometimes known as the “Peanut Man”. In the early 1900s, he developed hundreds of products using peanuts ...

A plaque commemorating a 2,000-acre land acquisition by George Washington in 1784 in the area southeast of -- and bordered by ...