Part 1 of our animated timeline of America's first 44 Presidents, from George Washington and the Founding Fathers to the trauma of Civil War and Reconstruction.

General George Washington gave a final goodbye to his soldiers at the close of the Revolutionary War on this day in history, Dec. 4, 1783, at the historic Lower Manhattan tavern.

America’s first president George Washington addressed the assembled Congress with the first State of the Union on this day in history, Jan. 8, 1780. Washington’s address took place at Federal ...

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