You might be surprised why George Washington created our first military medal
In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up ...
How George Washington's Silence Shaped America's Most Powerful Office
Why would the founders, so meticulous in their planning, leave the powers of the presidency so remarkably brief and vague in ...
How George Washington’s birthday became a national holiday
George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating ...
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How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day
Jeenah Moon for The New York Times ‘A snub to King George.’ In all of her years of researching Washington, Ms. Coe, the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George of ...