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 ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon. By Alexander Nazaryan Fashion ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

In 1789, when George Washington was sworn in for the first time, his speech was not available to the public until several days later. Thomas Jefferson became the first president to have his ...

A musical rehearsal is staged Sunday in front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as president. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters/TPX Images of the Day) When our first populist ...

Count George Simion among them. The conservative Romanian figure, president of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians party, is in Washington this week to celebrate Mr. Trump’s return to the ...