George Washington died on December 14, 1799. The 60-year-old former president was effectively asphyxiated over a two-day period. “I die hard,” said Washington before he passed away.

Three decades before his election as the first president of the United States in 1789, George Washington commanded soldiers ...

On December 14, 1799, George Washington died at his home after a brief illness and after losing about 40 percent of his blood. So what killed the 67-year-old former President?

George Washington died in 1799, the first Dinosaur fossil was discovered in 1824. George Washington never knew Dinosaurs existed. — Shower Thoughts (@ShwrThght) March 18, 2020 ...

At 10 p.m. on Dec. 14, 1799, George Washington died at his Mount Vernon home after five decades of service to his country. His last words reportedly were: “I feel ...

As George Washington lay on his deathbed, doctors applied a dried-beetle mixture to his skin to induce blistering; gave him a mercury compound to clear his digestive system; and took five pints of ...

George Washington passed away in his and Martha's bedchamber. And, sadly, what a grim death it was, from a throat infection, easily cured with antibiotics today.

In 1790, George Washington fell severely ill, threatening not only his life but the young nation he led. Now the country is reeling again after President Trump was taken to Walter Reed National ...

The 100th anniversary of the death of George Washington, was fittingly recognized in the local public schools on Thursday. The exercises, for the most part, consisted of addresses on Washington ...