Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why Washington chose an American manufacturer to create ...

From there, George Washington’s teeth got even worse ... By the time he was sworn in as the first president of the United States in 1789, Washington had just one tooth left.

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 an ...

The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...

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 ...

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 ...

In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S ... His Inauguration Day took place on April 30, 1789. This would not be the last time winter weather made an impact ...

American History TV features a look at the first 100 days of presidential terms from George Washington in 1789 to Donald… American History TV hosts a discussion on the early months of President ...

When George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789 in New York, William Maclay, one of the founders of Sunbury, took part in the ceremony. Maclay ...

Above all, Washington was a farmer ... In the so-called Decision of 1789, Congress determined that the president did have that power, but only after Vice President John Adams broke the deadlock ...