The film narrates the story of George ... Keywords George Washington, first president, American Revolution, Mount Vernon, Constitution, leadership, history, U.S. government, father of our country ...

The tree mapped out 10 children ... family stories and belongings that could keep George’s memory and legacy alive. They chose to use those strategically at every step, while the Washington ...

In an undelivered draft of his first inaugural address, George Washington wrote that his lack of biological children would benefit the country. “Divine Providence hath not seen fit, that my ...

The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...

leaving his young wife a widow with four children ages 5 and younger. George and Martha took in baby George Washington “Wash” Parke Custis and 2-year-old Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis ...

A prophetic father of his country, President George Washington issued his Farewell Address as he approached the end of his second term in office on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He ...

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1790. Washington’s address took place at Federal ...

The historical reenactment of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware ... "We're trying to keep history alive," he said. "It's important to the survival of these sites and the volunteer ...

For more than 200 years, the story ... in history,” said Arthur Wilson, the league’s chairman, “not only for descendants of the enslaved at Mount Vernon or because he was George Washington ...