A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... In 1754, at age 22, Washington became commander of the Virginia ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington’s earliest ambitions ... Apparently determined to better himself from a young age, George found mentors among the gentry and emulated their ways. He also copied by hand the Rules ...

Carver died on 5 January 1943 in Tuskegee at the age of 78. After his death, his childhood home in Diamond, Missouri, was named as the George Washington Carver National Monument, the first time ...