General Howe was forced to take these strategic ... himself after everything that his mother was not. Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at Popes Creek, Westmoreland County ...

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 ...

Though they worked in close proximity for years, Alexander Hamilton and George ... aide and the General, twice his age, whom Hamilton always addressed as "Your Excellency." Washington was prudent ...

White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

George Washington was born on Feb. 22 ... to recognize heroism by an enlisted soldier was to promote him, or for a general to give him a battlefield commission. The Badge of Merit, which became ...

In an effort to quell the growing unrest towards Congress, General George Washington made a surprise visit to officers at Newburgh, New York, on March 15, 1783, during an assembly of army officers.

His profile is featured in one of the most famous paintings in American history. George Washington was the first president of the United States. He has long been referred to as “the father of ...