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George Washington suffered severe teeth issues his entire life, and by the time he became president in 1789, he had just one ...

Lacking the kind of voluminous documentation that outlines the lives of George Washington and his family, modern historians studying the African American community at Mount Vernon must pore over ...

This Presidents' Day is also George Washington's 293rd birthday, and there was a big celebration held for him at Mount Vernon ...

"It's hard to believe, but only 50 years after his death, in the early 1850s, the home was in complete disrepair," said Curt Viebranz, president of George Washington's Mount Vernon, during a ...

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor But recently discovered documents show Ross had previous business dealings with George Washington, setting up their future relationship. In 1774, she ...

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George Washington ... in-law, Washington officially inherited Mount Vernon in 1761.

After taking measurements of the 200-year-old suit, Philip De Paola assembled a mock-up, or toile, in muslin and then ...

The first floor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon will be open for the public to observe preservation work in progress on three days later this month, including Presidents Day, Feb. 17.

George Washington is dead. We know this because his remains are entombed at Mount Vernon. He passed on Dec. 14, 1799. It has been over 200 years since his death.

Feb 17 is celebrated as Presidents' Day in US, to commemorate birthday of former PrezGeorge Washington. Here's how this day ...