Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under the tenuous circumstances of an untested federal government. The newly established ...

George was only 11 years old when his father died ... and outlined the capacities of the office through his example. Washington started the tradition of the inaugural address as well as the ...

A little more than a year into his presidency ... the only president sworn into office outside of Washington, D.C. At sunrise that morning, cannons at Fort George rang out in a military salute.

That famous description of George Washington ... cost of America to the Crown. Washington fought in the French and Indian war which was part of the larger Seven Years’ War that raged across ...

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

Former presidents often pursue diverse paths after leaving office, from public service ... and personal passions. From George Washington returning to Mount Vernon to Jimmy Carter’s global ...

Every US president except for George Washington has stayed at the White House. Ironically, it was he who was deeply involved in the construction, which started in 1792. As Donald Trump returns, we loo ...