George Washington
Military Leader and Politician
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Ed Killer: Giving Thanks -- We Have Many Blessings to Count...cost. A dozen years later, America was its own nation. Its first great general wore a wig, but was its first president. George Washington realized that much had been sacrificed in the young nation's beginnings. He proposed that all... In this article: Detroit Lions, Dried fruit, Cranberry sauce, Bluefish, Goods and services, Tax, Striped bass, Mercury, and Thanksgiving |
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The Charleston Gazette | 21 hours ago
Thanksgiving traditions not all traditional
...and that's a good thing," Woolwine explained. Unfortunately for Woolwine, his Cougars lost to George Washington in the first round of the playoffs, so he'll be home for the holiday this year. Woolwine is one of the few men who can claim...
In this article: Thanksgiving, Turkey, and Charleston
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New York Post | 1 day ago
PSAL Bowl and Cup football championships preview
...won three games apiece in 2006 and 2007, finished at .500 the following year and went undefeated last fall, before falling to George Washington in the Cup semifinals. What the Phoenix lack in talent, it has made up for in maturity. The...
In this article: Thomas Jefferson and South Bronx
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Deseret News | 1 day ago
Obama's dual system of justice is bizarre
...vessel next to an American destroyer on a peaceful visit to a port of call, you are entitled to one system of justice. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt have employed this system. The U.S. Supreme Court has...
In this article: Al-qaida, Eric Holder, USS Cole, U.S. Supreme Court, United States, Miranda rights, Suicide, E mail, and 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 3 days ago
George Washington hiked here ... really
...County Boots rather than sneakers are the recommended footwear for a post-Thanksgiving hike that will trace part of George Washington's journey through Butler County. The Nov. 27 walk in Connoquenessing Township will closely follow an...
In this article: Butler County, Slippery Rock University, Old Stone House, Historic Harmony, and French and Indian War
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
A 1787 letter by George Washington is set to go on auction for a record price
...should be prevented from trying to do good just because there was a chance they might do bad. It was 1787. The writer was George Washington. The reform in question was the U.S. Constitution. And the powerful three-page letter he...
In this article: Bushrod Washington, Constitution, Mount Vernon, Asking price, Revolutionary War, and University of Wisconsin
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is a resolutely superlative place, so it was resolved that the august body on Wednesday will open its session by saluting Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Congress' longest-serving member. "United States senators, like...
In this article: Robert C. Byrd, Thanksgiving, West Virginia, Ku Klux Klan, Civil Rights Act, Cancer, and United States Senate
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CNN | 5 days ago
Purple Hearts proposed for Fort Hood victims
...for Purple Hearts Fort Hood massacre was a terrorist act, congressman says 13 killed, dozens wounded in November 5 attack Washington (CNN) -- Military victims of the Fort Hood massacre will be eligible to receive the Purple Heart if...
In this article: Fort Hood, U.S., John Carter, Pentagon, E mail, Purple Heart, Texas, and Beneficiary
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Philly.com | 5 days ago
High Schools - George Washington-Archbishop Ryan game canceled again
...football rivalry finds itself on life support. Yesterday, school officials canceled the game for the second straight year. Washington will play La Salle or St. Joseph's Prep, the Catholic AAAA champ (to be decided Friday), in the...
In this article: Thanksgiving, St. Joseph's Prep, Central Bucks West, and Easton
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Philly.com | 5 days ago
Washington, Ryan cancel Thanksgiving game
Officials at George Washington and Archbishop Ryan yesterday agreed to cancel the schools' Thanksgiving Day football meeting for the second straight year. Washington, a 40-0 winner over Northeast in Saturday's Public League Class AAAA...
In this article: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, St. Joseph's Prep, Catholic League, Red Raiders, and Easton
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Philly.com | November 03, 2009
Fineboy key to Washington soccer success
The George Washington boys' soccer team won last year's Public League Class AAA trophy without Chea Fineboy. But Monday, the Eagles repeated as champions because their diminutive but speedy junior midfielder scored both goals in a 2-0 final...
In this article: Fridley, Minn., Minnesota, Legal age, Mid-American Conference, and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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George Washington (February 22, 1732 December 14, 1799) was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and served as the first President of the United States of America (1789–1797).
The Continental Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775. The following year, he forced the British out of Boston, lost New York City, and crossed the Delaware River in New Jersey, defeating the surprised enemy units later that year. As a result of his strategy, Revolutionary forces captured the two main British combat armies at Saratoga and Yorktown. Negotiating with Congress, the colonial states, and French allies, he held together a tenuous army and a fragile nation amid the threats of disintegration and failure. Following the end of the war in 1783, Washington returned to private life and retired to his plantation at Mount Vernon, prompting an incredulous King George III to state, "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
Washington was awarded the very first Congressional Gold Medal with the Thanks of Congress.
Washington died in 1799, and the funeral oration delivered by Henry Lee stated that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.
- Birth Date:
- February 22, 1732
- Birthplace:
- Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British America
- Death Date:
- December 14, 1799
- Place of Death:
- Mount Vernon (plantation), Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States of America
- Religion:
- Church of EnglandEpiscopal
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Farmer (Planter)
- Political party:
- None
- Vice President:
- John Adams
- Title:
- 1st Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
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