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 ...

The Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France has been commissioned to restore the 1779 painting from the ...

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 ...

Archaeologists working on a project to rehabilitate the foundation of George Washington's Mount Vernon ... at the estate until his death on Dec. 14, 1799.

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 ...

Though they worked in close proximity for years, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington never ... appointed second-in-command. Washington's death in late 1799 left Hamilton increasingly ...

click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge ... The marriage lasted 40 years, until Washington's death in 1799. In his final will, he stipulated that upon his wife's death ...

Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington and Lincoln.