Timeline of America's first 44 Presidents, from George Washington and the Founding Fathers to the trauma of Civil War and ...

But after the war’s end, Washington watched with dismay as the very officers who had fought off the rule of a monarch made grabs for their own individual power. Washington was now tired and wanted ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... that pained him continually and deformed his face. Bringing Washington to life these days is a hard row to hoe, because he really was a monument, too.

Thus was greatness once again thrust upon George Washington. Any student of Washington’s life might have predicted that he would acknowledge his election in a short, self-effacing speech full of ...

Aaron Burr, who served briefly on his staff during the Revolution, considered George Washington a second-rate general. Alexander Hamilton, on the other hand, admired him and stood by his side as ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...