In 1792, George Washington was unanimously elected to a second term as U.S. president in a vote of the Electoral College. In 1861, the 25-year period of conflict known as the Apache War began at ...

When it came to the presidency, George Washington harbored both desire and doubt. In this illustartion, Charles Thomson, the secretary of Congress, formally notifies him that he has been elected.

George Washington 1789 – 1797. At a Glance Video ... Washington received 100 percent of the electoral votes in the nation’s first presidential election in 1788 and was re-elected ...

"This was selfless on a level, I think, that's important in a way that we talk about George Washington being selfless," Reid said. "In saying, ‘I could keep doing this, for me, because I think I ...

Washington is the only president to have been elected unanimously by the Electoral College twice, Brunsman says. "Having Washington as the first president establishes it as an important office ...

Ms. Coe is the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.” I have a confession to make: I’m a presidential historian who dislikes Presidents’ Day. Actually ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father, Augustine, is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15, 1775 ...