On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn ... nation's capital until 1790 — the year after Washington became the nation's first president. Instead, Washington's ...

The birthday celebrations during the war, he said, “began as a snub to King George.” After he became president, Washington continued to be the subject of regular birthday festivities ...

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

In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an ...

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In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute ...

President George Washington's First Inaugural Address (April 30, 1789) No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the ...