On this day in 1791, George Washington begins a 3-month tour of the Southern states. As the first President, Washington considered it...

On this day in 1788, Fisher Ames addresses delegates at the Massachusetts state ratifying convention. Would his state ratify the U.S....

On this day in 1796, George Washington bids the nation farewell. He was retiring from the presidency and making his last exit 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 1785, George Washington receives commissioners from Virginia and Maryland. The gathering came to be known as the Mount...

On this day in 1798, trouble brews in the United States Congress. Bitter feelings would ultimately lead to an open brawl on the floor of...

During this week in 1785, the Confederation Congress relocates from New Jersey to New York. Did you know that Congress changed its...

On this day in 1789, North Carolina becomes the 12th state to join the Union. The state was pretty late to the party. By November 1789,...

On this day in 1789, George Washington returns from his first presidential tour. Our first President thought it important to visit every...

On this day in 1789, George Washington signs the Judiciary Act, which established the structure for the Supreme Court of the United...

On this day in 1790, George Washington signs a law designating an area near the Potomac River as America’s new national capital. The law...

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

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

On this day in 1789, the United States Congress meets for the first time in New York. Or, at least, it tried to. The Constitution had...

On this day in 1792, George Washington signs an act to establish a post office. You would not recognize the 1700s version of the United...

On this day in 1788, Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the Constitution. It was a close call, though. The state had nearly...

On this day in 1790, New Hampshire ratifies eleven amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments (plus one other) had...

On this day in 1788, Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The state had come a long way! Just one year...

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

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