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

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday ...

“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 ...

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 ...