President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United ...

With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where the first one took place: the heart of New York City, more than two centuries ...

By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped ...

That famous description of George Washington ... Apr. 30, 1789 Despite not actively seeking the candidacy, Washington is unanimously elected as the first president of the United States under ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved ... Challenges Because he was America’s first ...

Ever since George Washington became President in 1789, the presidency has been a major focus of American political life, and as with nearly everything associated with that office, presidential ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with ...

The U.S. Constitution specifies not only the date of presidential inaugurations, but the exact time the transition of power ...

George Washington delivered the first inaugural address. As leader of a fragile new government, he wanted to convey his ...

The nation's very first Inauguration Day had to be postponed as an exceptionally cold and bitter winter delayed the counting ...

George Washington took the oath of office as America’s first president on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.