When George Washington was offered command of the Continental Army by Congress in 1775, he accepted the role, but not the ...

“What are we waiting on? Donald Trump’s face should be on Mount Rushmore. We got the votes in the house. We got the votes in ...

It wasn’t until April 6 that enough members of Congress were able to reach the capital to begin counting the ballots. In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S.

Donald Trump’s early administration moves are accelerating the concentration of executive power at the expense of Congress.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first ... where he will take his oath of office for the second time. Washington arrived at Federal Hall, where Congress then ...

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

Credit: Library of Congress Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill ... But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since ...

With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.