When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has ... brimming with verbal tokens of unity.” Thomas Jefferson ...

Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency. President George Washington, letter to ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has ... brimming with verbal tokens of unity." There are references ...

The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency.

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 ...