George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian ...

February 22nd marked the 293rd anniversary of George Washington's birth. It seems that few Americans, however, really know ...

George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument.” It wasn’t until 1832, the centennial of his birth, that Congress established a committee ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is probably still the best summation of the man who, over a hard but resolute ...

It was also the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, was designated by Congress as a holiday for all federal workers in 1885, and in 1971 ...