George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

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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 ...

After defeating the world’s largest empire in the Revolutionary War, the newly-minted United States had one more ... In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S.

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From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions.

According to the White House Historical Association, George Washington began the tradition In 1789, when he borrowed a Bible from a Masonic Lodge to take his oath as the first president of the United ...

President George Washington's First Inaugural Address (April 30, 1789) No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than those of the ...