tara3 days ago2 minThis Day in History: George Washington bids the nation farewell (again)On this day in 1796, George Washington bids the nation farewell. He was retiring from the presidency and making his last exit from public...
taraSep 93 minThis Day in History: George Washington’s changing views on slaveryOn this day in 1786, George Washington writes a letter on a difficult topic. His views on slavery had been changing for many years. Perha...
taraAug 182 minThis Day in History: George Washington’s memorable words to the Jewish peopleOn this day in 1790, George Washington writes his famous letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island. He was then visiting...
taraJul 302 minThis Day in History: “In God We Trust” becomes the national mottoOn this day in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a law making “In God We Trust” the national motto. His action came just two yea...
taraJul 163 minThis Day in History: George Washington chooses site for capitalOn this day in 1790, George Washington signs a law designating an area near the Potomac River as America’s new national capital. The law ...
taraJun 133 minThis Day in History: Marquis de Lafayette, adopted son of George WashingtonOn this day in 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette lands in America. Do you know about this Revolutionary War hero who was born in France? He w...
taraMay 202 minThis Day in History: George Washington tries (and fails) to retire from the presidencyOn 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...
taraMay 163 minThis Day in History: The Citizen Genêt AffairOn this day in 1793, members of George Washington’s cabinet send him memos regarding the so-called “Citizen Genêt Affair.” Have you ever ...
taraMay 12 minThis Day in History: George Washington, the Baptists, & religious freedomDuring this month in 1789, Washington responds to a letter from the United Baptist Churches of Virginia. These Baptists were worried: Was...
taraApr 163 minThis Day in History: George Washington accepts the call to serve as PresidentOn this day in 1789, George Washington leaves Mount Vernon. He is headed to New York, where he would be inaugurated as the first Presiden...
taraMar 282 minThis Day in History: General George Washington approves a plot to kidnap Prince William HenryOn this day in 1782, General George Washington approves a plot to kidnap Prince William Henry, Son of King George III. Wait a minute. Was...
taraMar 173 minThis Day in History: George Washington drives the British out of BostonOn this day in 1776, the British army evacuates Boston. A bedraggled band of colonists had kept the city under siege for nearly a year—ev...
taraMar 143 minThis Day in History: George Washington squashes a military coupDuring this week in 1783, George Washington brings the so-called Newburgh Conspiracy to an end. The potential military coup had been fest...
taraMar 133 minThis Day in History: George Washington is posthumously promotedOn this day in 1978, George Washington is posthumously promoted. It had been more than two centuries since the American Revolution began....
taraFeb 223 minThis Day in History: George Washington is born in VirginiaOn this day in 1732, George Washington is born. “No American is more completely misunderstood than George Washington,” one of his biograp...
taraFeb 183 minThis Day in History: Washington's pleas from Valley ForgeOn this day in 1778, George Washington writes several letters from his winter camp at Valley Forge. These letters reflected the many prob...
taraJan 82 minThis Day in History: George Washington’s State of the UnionOn this day in 1790, George Washington delivers the very first State of the Union address. Did you know that Presidents are constitutiona...
taraJan 73 minThis Day in History: America's first presidential electionOn this day in 1789, the first presidential electors are selected. Just a few weeks later, the Electoral College would elect George Washi...
taraJan 33 minThis Day in History: George Washington wins the Battle of PrincetonOn this day in 1777, George Washington wins the Battle of Princeton. It was the Americans’ second stunning victory in only 9 days! As you...
taraJan 23 minThis Day in History: George Washington's Second Battle at TrentonOn this day in 1777, the “second battle of Trenton” occurs. Americans had won an astounding victory only one week earlier. Now, the Briti...
