Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

Born on February 22, 1732, to Augustine Washington, a Virginia farmer, and his wife, Mary, George Washington received some formal education as a youth. But the major focus of his learning was on ...

George Washington wore many hats ... Washington was born at Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1732. He was the oldest of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball's six children and ...

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 ...

George Washington was the first president of the US. He's widely-regarded as the father of the country. Here's a look at the typical schedule he stuck to when he was at his Mount Vernon plantation.

On February 4, 1789, the 69 members of the Electoral College made George Washington the only chief executive to be unanimously elected. Illustration by Joe Ciardiello Editor’s note: Even as the ...

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 ...

George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Pope's Creek, Virginia. His father's death in 1744 ended his formal education.