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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, on a whim, I ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In December of 1783, Maryland witnessed a powerful and often overlooked moment in our nation’s history that helped define the future of American democracy. George Washington is famous ...

Every Presidents Day, we celebrate George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays with mattress sales. We remember Washington crossing the Delaware, his wooden teeth that weren't actually wooden ...

George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and some other writings, but it ...

WASHINGTON -- Days after what would have been George Washington's 294th birthday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., led an effort on Wednesday to restore a tradition of reading the first American ...

When the U. S. Constitution was adopted, it was generally thought that George Washington would be the first president. In fact, he was elected unanimously. In his Farewell Address in ...

As he prepared to leave office in 1796, President George Washington delivered a farewell address in which he warned: “The alternate domination of one faction over the other, sharpened by the spirit of ...

I. The French menace. An angry inauguration -- The neutrality proclamation -- Citizen Genêt -- A darkling plain -- The Little Sarah -- The Genêt harvest -- Jefferson seeks escape -- A rocky road -- An ...

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country's founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...