Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why Washington chose an American manufacturer to create the ...

Located in the heart of Wall Street in New York City, Federal Hall stands as a monument to the birth of the American presidency. It was here, on April 30, 1789, that George Washington took the oath of ...

When George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789 in New York, William Maclay, one of the founders of Sunbury, took part in the ...

After taking measurements of the 200-year-old suit, Philip De Paola assembled a mock-up, or toile, in muslin and then ...

President's Day falls on the third Monday of March to honor the birthday of the first US President, George Washington. This year, it falls on Feb. 17.

In 1796, George Washington struck six pointed sentences from his Farewell Address. I’d largely forgotten about them—the final address contains enough wisdom to fill volumes—until ...

A federal judge Wednesday ordered the government to temporarily cease efforts to terminate foreign aid contracts and grants in place prior to President Trump’s inauguration amid a fight over the ...

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Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United ...

American History TV visited Mount Vernon's secured storage area to see the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. It is seldom seen in public but is on view for ...