On this day in 1776, George Washington refuses to accept a letter from British Admiral Richard Howe. The admiral and his brother, General...

On this day in 1755, a young George Washington becomes the “hero of the Monongahela.” Only one year earlier, h’d been given an early...

At about this time in 1776, Betsy Ross works as a seamstress and an upholsterer. At least according to legend, she would make the first...

On this day in 1783, George Washington awards the badge of military merit to a man who remains mostly unknown today. Daniel Bissell was...

On this day in 1731, future First Lady Martha Washington is born. History has relegated Martha to a simple label: George’s wife. What a...

On this day in 1802, Martha Washington passes away. Her family mourned her passing, but Martha herself was ready to go. She would finally...

On this day in 1792, George Washington writes to James Madison. His first term was coming to a close, and he wanted to retire from public...

On this day in 1789, George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States. The inauguration occurred in New York:...

On this day in 1779, Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis is born. She has been called the “Daughter of Mount Vernon,” because she was raised by...

On this day in 1776, the British army evacuates Boston. A bedraggled band of colonists had kept the city under siege for nearly a...

On this day in 1783, George Washington brings the so-called Newburgh Conspiracy to an end. The potential military coup had been festering...

On this day in 1978, George Washington is posthumously promoted. It had been more than two centuries since the American Revolution began....

On this day in 1778, Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge. His task? To better train and organize the soldiers in the American army....

On this day in 1789, George Washington is unanimously elected President of the United States by the Electoral College. He would be...

On this day in 1793, the first successful balloon flight is made from American soil. Did you know that President George Washington was in...

On this day in 1777, George Washington wins the Battle of Princeton. It was the Americans’ second stunning victory in only 9 days! As you...

On this day in 1777, the “second battle of Trenton” occurs. Americans had won an astounding victory only one week earlier. Now, the...

On this day in 1776, General George Washington wins the Battle of Trenton. 1776 had been a difficult year. The victory provided a...

On this day in 1776, General George Washington makes a harrowing trip across the Delaware River, in the dead of night. The tremendous...

On this day in 1783, General George Washington resigns his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American army. Okay. So we’ve all...