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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Not all presidential transitions are hotly contested or controversial. President Donald Trump will be the first president in 150 years not to attend the inauguration of his successor.

"... prints, drawings and paintings of major issues and events during the span of Washington's lifetime." Catalog of an exhibition held from April 30th to June 30th ...

An iconoclastic look at America's past: overlooked episodes that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in ...

While many Americans celebrated Independence Day this year at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, they didn’t get to see the presidential home in its entirety. That’s because ...