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 life. He asked Madi...

On this day in 1793, members of George Washington’s cabinet send him memos regarding the so-called “Citizen Genêt Affair.” Have you ever heard of Edmond-Char...

During this month in 1789, Washington responds to a letter from the United Baptist Churches of Virginia. These Baptists were worried: Was their religious fre...

On this day in 1789, George Washington leaves Mount Vernon. He is headed to New York, where he would be inaugurated as the first President of the United Stat...

On this day in 1782, General George Washington approves a plot to kidnap Prince William Henry, Son of King George III. Wait a minute. Wasn’t the war supposed...

On this day in 1776, the British army evacuates Boston. A bedraggled band of colonists had kept the city under siege for nearly a year—ever since the “shot h...

During this week in 1783, George Washington brings the so-called Newburgh Conspiracy to an end. The potential military coup had been festering for a while. A...

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

On this day in 1732, George Washington is born. “No American is more completely misunderstood than George Washington,” one of his biographers writes. “He is ...

On this day in 1778, George Washington writes several letters from his winter camp at Valley Forge. These letters reflected the many problems that the army w...

On this day in 1790, George Washington delivers the very first State of the Union address. Did you know that Presidents are constitutionally required to give...

On this day in 1789, the first presidential electors are selected. Just a few weeks later, the Electoral College would elect George Washington as the nation’...

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 will remember from ...

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

On this day in 1777, General George Washington writes a letter from Valley Forge. The army was struggling, and Washington pled for help. A copy of Washington...

On this day in 1776, General George Washington wins the Battle of Trenton. 1776 had been a difficult year. The victory provided a much-needed morale boost. A...

On this day in 1776, General George Washington makes a harrowing trip across the Delaware River, in the dead of night. The tremendous feat came just when it w...

On or around this day in 1776, an American spy completes a task for George Washington. He conveys false information about the American army to the Hessian co...

On this day in 1777, George Washington’s army marches into Valley Forge. The army would stay there for a long winter encampment. When you think of Valley For...

On this day in 1799, President George Washington passes away. He was living in retirement at Mount Vernon at the time. The importance of this latter fact can...