First on the list is the “Father of Our Country” George Washington. Prior to becoming the first President Washington was a ...
From 1781 to 1789, eight men were appointed by the Confederation’s Congress for a one-year term — they became the original ...
Campaign In 1789, only 10 of the 13 original colonies voted in the ... Challenges Because he was America’s first president, George Washington essentially created the presidency. For example, although ...
President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new ...
The earliest objects in this group commemorate George Washington’s inauguration as the first president in 1789. Washington was the nation’s overwhelming choice, and the popular artifacts associated ...
L egal experts across the political spectrum expressed alarm when the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling on Donald Trump’s claims to ...
The nation's first vice president, John Adams ... Under the original U.S. electoral system in place from 1789 until 1804, electors cast two votes for president and the candidate who came second ...
This Constitution Week Spotlight was provided by Lieutenant George Farragut Chapter, National Society Daughters of the ...
It is hard to imagine the United States without the Constitution. This short document, drafted in 1787 in a hot and stuffy ...
The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they ...
On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution, completed in Philadelphia, was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the ...
The Constitution of the United States is the foundation of our country as it establishes the basic structure of the ...