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Vor einem Tag · George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
23. Mai 2024 · George Washington, American general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775–83) and subsequently first president of the United States (1789–97). He is known as ‘the Father of His Country.’ Learn more about Washington’s life and career.
Vor 16 Stunden · Washington had proven his commitment to a democratic form of government when he gave up his army command peacefully and voluntarily. He had proven he was someone Americans could trust. Plus, George Washington had no biological heirs – no sons – to whom he might pass on the presidency. But while George Washington had no biological heirs, he ...
Vor 3 Tagen · The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797. Washington took office after the 1788–1789 presidential election, the nation's first quadrennial presidential election, in which he was elected unanimously by the ...
15. Mai 2024 · It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732. The park was also central to one of the earliest efforts to memorialize George Washington during the celebration of his bicentennial birth anniversary in 1932.
25. Mai 2024 · The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., completed in 1884, stands as a towering tribute to the nation‘s first president. The George Washington University, founded in 1821, bears his name and continues his commitment to education and public service.
28. Mai 2024 · George Washington's historic presidency and legacy as the nation's first leader. In 1789, the year of his inauguration as the first president of the United States, Washington knew that the stakes were high.
