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GEORGE WASHINGTON  

Between 1776 and 1789 (when George Washington assumed the post of President) the United States was formed, fought a war of independence and had a central government. Yet who was the Head of State?

It wasn't planned, but George Washington's only trip outside the American Colonies helped him stay strong during the darkest days of the American Revolution.

February 22 is George Washington's birthday. Not that anyone cares, though. After all, Britney Spears just shaved her head and is back in re-hab.

Things to do in Old Town Alexandria, hometown of George Washington, during President's Day Weekend 2008

When I hear the name George Washington Carver, I think Peanuts. In addition to the 300 or so products he made from peanuts, Carver also found 118 applications for sweet potatoes, and found numerous uses for cowpeas and pecans.

George Washington Carver, one of the nation's unsung heroes, invented many new uses for the peanut, revitalizing the peanut business and breaking the South's dependency on cotton. He claimed to have over three hundred uses for the peanut.

Called the George Washington horse, a horse owned by George Washington was sure to make history books.

Thoroughbred racehorse George Washington was euthanized after fracturing his leg during the Preakness. Will he become another Barbaro?

In the nation's capital only one of the many colleges holds the name of our nation's first president. For some students going to school George Washington University and being 4 blocks from the White House might be enough but George Washington has much more to offer.

America's colonial past is well preserved in Old Town Alexandria and at the working farm of Mount Vernon, George Washington's homestead.

George Washington is known as our nation's founder. He was indeed, a great American hero.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about the George Washington University in Washington, DC

It's not the first or only article on George Washington but I put a lot of time and effort into it, so here you are.

Here is a list of articles on George Washington I highly recommend, and the reasons why they're essential for politics or history lovers.

Recently, researchers have uncovered quite the archeological find concerning slavery, specifically that George Washington had a secret tunnel under his house exclusively for slaves.

In the years after the American Revolution, the retired general George Washington became so popular that some people wanted to make him king.

After a 200 year hiatus, George Washington's Mount Vernon distillery is now open to the public, and is again making whiskey.

Travel in the footsteps of George Washington. See the Virginia that he saw and loved so much. Travel the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia and understand the man and his times a lot more.

President Bush paid his first visit to Mount Vernon this week, perhaps in response to Mount Vernon Executive Director James Rees's published charge that neither he nor President Clinton had done so.

General George Washington gave the infant and struggling United States its best Christmas gift during the cold winter of 1776.

George Washington Gale Ferris, only 33 years old, he brought it on. He created the world's first giant Ferris Wheel.

A brief review of the 1788 election, won by George Washington and the first election under the American Constitution.

George Washington Carver was a noted African-American scientist who specialized in agriculture. The brilliant teacher and scientist developed almost three hundred products from peanuts and revolutionized Southern agriculture.

This history article provides background on the great presidents, from Washington to Roosevelt.

Washington remains the center of many varying historiographic studies two hundred years after Washington's service in the Revolutionary War.

A tour of Mount Vernon will provide many fascinating facts about our nation's first president.

As we all know American folk legends may or for the most part may not be true, around the holiday times, another popular tale which involves fruitcake and our founding fathers always seems to come back to life.

The ins and out of Mt Vernon

At approximately 7:30 A.M., on June 1, a man began scaling bridge. To jump or not to jump?

Marketers of the new coin are selling an idea and not the coin itself. It's costing unsuspecting people a lot of money! Find out what is an error and what isn't an error.

The President of The United States has many opportunities to honor our country's tradition and history, an President Bush had one such opportunity on President's Day 2007.

Afro American inventors

The article describes the biography of the first President of US in detail.

This book about our country's first 42 Presidents is a great anecdotal antidote to all those boring and dry history classes we took in high school.

the impact of the first president of the United States and possibly the greatest U.S. president in history

A poem wishing President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln a happy birthday.

Article on the original Washington, the ancestral home of George Washington

George Washington (1732-1799), at age 57, became the first president of the United States and set his stamp on that office.

There is a quaint story about President George Washington which has been taught to schoolchildren for many years. Sadly, it is a lie...

Now that the Taste of DC will no longer be held in our Nation's Capital, there are other notable food tasting and culinary events available that will now take the place of one of the most popular events in the Washington, DC Area.

A brief guide to Washington DC from someone who used to live there.

George Mason was a key figure in the forming of our government during the American Revolution. This article details his life and contributions.

Walter Johnson pitched for 21 seasons with the lowly Washington Senators, but still won 417 games. See why he was the greatest pitcher of all time.