George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved ... About less than 1.3% of the population, at the ...

On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George Washington the only chief executive to be unanimously elected. Illustration by Joe Ciardiello Editor’s note: Even as the ...

An ink-wash drawing once owned by President George Washington will be ... The piece drawn in 1789 was personally gifted to Washington by French military commander Marquis de Lafayette, according ...

George Washington ... US budget in 1789, 24/7 Wall Street reports — but he owned over 50,000 acres of land. Read on to learn more about the first, and richest, US president: Washington was ...