George Washington announced his permanent retreat from the world 220 years ago today. His “Farewell Address,” first drafted by Madison and later amended and expanded by Hamilton, was printed ...

Courtesy: National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA. Though they worked in close proximity for years, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington never became close friends; different positions and ...

3 Key Points from this Article: The USS George Washington (CVN-73), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, underwent an extensive Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) that lasted 2,117 days—nearly as ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend and fellow patriot Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee is probably still the best summation of the man who, over a hard but resolute ...

NEW YORK -- A deadly crash stalled traffic on Cross Bronx Expressway and the George Washington Bridge for the Friday morning commute. Drivers faced upwards of 90-minute delays, as the eastbound ...

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George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

George Clooney on Sunday compared Joe Biden to George Washington in his first remarks since writing a bombshell New York Times op-ed calling on the 81-year-old prez to drop his re-election bid.

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