George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

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Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the foundling nation to military victory in the Revolutionary War. Historians trace ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the foundling nation to military victory in the Revolutionary War.

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...

In 1783, Britain’s King George III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War. In 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the ...