On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be ...
The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the ...
In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute ...
Alexandria's George Washington Birthday Parade is on the same day as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War.