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 ...
On April 16, 1789, George Washington left the comforts of Mount Vernon to make the trek to our new nation’s capital in New York City. Two weeks later, he was to take the oath of office as our nation’s ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why ...
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George Washington inaugural Bible will be displayed in Greenwich as part of America 250 celebration
GREENWICH — The bible that George Washington was sworn in on to become the first president of the United States will be on display in Greenwich in June. The bible is officially called the George ...
A 246-year-old piece of national history came to Waco for the first time Thursday morning — the Bible used to swear President George Washington into office. The Bible was brought to Tennyson Middle ...
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.
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