George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one real tooth left in his mouth. He had numerous sets of dentures over the years,
The Trump administration’s threats along the increasingly militarized Texas border can’t overshadow a century-old celebration of American and Mexican ties.
On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Mayor Domenic J. Sarno gathered at the foot of the great man to remember him and pay homage to what he wrought.
A rare letter written by George Washington has been put up for sale on Presidents’ Day. This letter was written from Morristown on 7 May 1777 during the American War of Independence.
As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t helpful.
In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an American victory over the British at the 1777 Battle of Princeton. Peale made several copies of this painting,
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 presidency.
(AP) — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly ... (AP Photo, File) And yet the United States will once again commemorate its first president on Monday, 293 years after he was born.
President's Day falls on the third Monday of March to honor the birthday of the first US President, George Washington. This year, it falls on Feb. 17.