George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

A time capsule sealed with Washington’s wax seal was placed beneath the statue and will be opened on America’s 500th birthday ...

One of six statues in the city’s parks of the nation’s first president, George Washington (1732-1799), this sculpture by Donald De Lue (1897-1988) has its origins in two earlier projects by the ...

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George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, into a family of prosperous farmers. China Is ‘Laughing’ at US Trade Wars, EU Top Diplomat Says Houston Rodeo's ...

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George Washington was born on Feb. 22, in 1732, so to celebrate let’s talk about his plan to honor the weary troops that fought the Revolutionary War. In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was ...

After George Washington’s death, historians canonized him and his ... The couple had five surviving children: George, born in 1732; Elizabeth, Samuel, John Augustine, and Charles. The growing family ...

Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington. According to the then-used Julian ...