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 ...

A Doctor Friend of George Washington Proposed a Bizarre Way to Resurrect Him Soon After He Died America's first Presidentcould have been brought back to life, claimed a physician of that time.

One of the most memorable of such events was the marriage on 22 February 1799 (George's sixty-seventh and last birthday) of Martha Washington's youngest granddaughter, Eleanor Parke "Nelly" Custis ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine’s ... He serves two terms but refuses a third. Dec. 14, 1799 Washington dies suddenly after contracting an acute infection while touring his estates ...

One of the most intriguing items is the strands of hair of Washington, the very first US president, who died in 1799. The graying hair has been preserved in a locket that was given to a family ...

Maybe I should address you as General Washington or Mr. President ... defeating the other George, and then by serving two terms as the nation’s first chief executive. You wear the title ...

George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded ... By the time of Washington’s death in 1799, more than 300 were enslaved across the plantation there. Washington, who led American forces ...

The graying hair has been preserved in a locket that was given to a family friend of the Washingtons and passed down the ...

George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded ... By the time of Washington’s death in 1799, more than 300 were enslaved across the plantation there. Washington, who led American forces ...