Martha Was Not the Only Woman Behind George A woman helped President George Washington make one of the hardest decisions of his life. And, her name wasn’t Martha. Read More
How did Martha Washington convince the soldiers to stay at their posts during the freezing winters of the Revolutionary War? The freezing starving troops at Valley Forge threatened to leave their posts if conditions didn’t improve. To keep them hanging... Read More
Which Federal Holiday In February Is Not Actually Presidents’ Day? The nation has celebrated the birth of its first president since 1885. But since Congress moved the holiday to the... Read More
Where was George Washington inaugurated? On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the President of the United States on the balcony of Federal Hall, in... Read More
Where is George Washington buried? Originally, George Washington was to be buried in the US Capitol, beneath the Rotunda floor, under the Capitol dome. But... Read More
Who freed the slaves that George Washington owned? Although it is known that George Washington called for the emancipation of the slaves in his Last Will and Testament,... Read More
What was the relationship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette? The Marquis de Lafayette thought so highly of George Washington that he named his son George Washington Lafayette. Over the... Read More
Which presidents gave the shortest — and longest — inauguration speeches? On March 4, 1793, George Washington delivered the shortest inauguration speech in American history: 133 words. William Henry Harrison gave... Read More
Which of the Founding Fathers did not go to college? Of the Founding Fathers who became president, only George Washington did not go to college. John Adams graduated from Harvard;... Read More
