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Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
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 ...
What Our Newest President Can Learn From Our First One
Harold Geneen, one of America’s iconic business leaders of the 20 th century said, “Leadership cannot be taught; it can only ...
The 1st and 47th President On Being Saved From A Bullet By Providence
By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped ...
How you can see what George Washington wore during his first inauguration
Rarely on display because it is so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s historic inaugural coat.
NBC Connecticut16d
Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
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 ...
Blitz! President Trump returns to familiar strategy that exhausts foes, delights friends
The returning president's pace is a more focused, stringent use of executive power that excites supporters while keeping foes ...
AOL15d
How a really bad winter delayed George Washington’s Inauguration Day by over a month
In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S. president. Upon hearing the news, Washington traveled from his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, to New York City to be sworn ...
Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address
President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.
ABC 7 New York on MSN14d
A look inside Wall Street's Federal Hall, the site of George Washington's inauguration
With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where the first one took place: the heart of New York City, more than two centuries ...
Movement grows to put Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore alongside Lincoln, Washington: ‘What are we waiting for?’
“What are we waiting on? Donald Trump’s face should be on Mount Rushmore. We got the votes in the house. We got the votes in ...
abc7NY14d
A look inside Wall Street's Federal Hall, the site of George Washington's inauguration
"It's overlooked a lot that New York City was the first capitol, and that George Washington actually became president on Wall Street," Ventura said. It's now a museum. An average of 300 daily ...
The Conversation20d
A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else.