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 ...
Inauguration Days are the times America pauses to appreciate and reflect on the orderly transition, or reaffirmation, of power. The quadrennial ritual that will take place starting at noon Monday on ...
On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress, assembled in Federal Hall in the nation’s new capital, New York City. The newly-elected ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the ...
In the 19th century, relic hunters paid high prices for a piece of “Washingtonia” — slices of wood from the first president’s Mount Vernon home, letters, scraps of clothing and even snips of his hair.