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George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country".
Widely admired for his strong leadership qualities, Washington was unanimously elected president in the first two national elections. He oversaw the creation of a strong, well-financed national government that maintained neutrality in the French Revolutionary Wars, suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion, and won acceptance among Americans of all types. Washington's incumbency established many precedents, still in use today, such as the cabinet system, the inaugural address, and the title Mr. President. His retirement from office after two terms established a tradition that lasted until 1940, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term. The 22nd Amendment (1951) now limits the president to eight years in office.
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The United States one-dollar bill ($1) is a denomination of United States currency. The first U.S. President (1789–97), George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart, is currently featured on the obverse (front), and the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse. The one-dollar bill has the oldest design of all U.S. currency currently being produced. The design seen today debuted in 1963 when it was first issued as a Federal Reserve Note (previously, one dollar bills were Silver Certificates).
The inclusion of the motto, "In God we Trust," on all currency was required by law in 1955, and first appeared on paper money in 1957.
An individual dollar bill is also less formally known as a one, a single, a buck, a bone, and a bill.
The Federal Reserve says the average life of a $1 bill in circulation is 5.9 years before it is replaced because of wear. Approximately 42% of all U.S. currency produced in 2009 were one-dollar bills.
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The United States of America (USA), commonly referred to as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major territories and various possessions. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwestern part of North America and the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. At 3.8 million square miles (9.842 million km2) and with over 320 million people, the country is the world's third or fourth-largest by total area and the third most populous. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The geography and climate of the United States are also extremely diverse, and the country is home to a wide variety of wildlife.
The Best George Washington Full Documentary
Have you ever wanted to know more information about George Washington? What did George Washington do? When is George Washington's birthday? You probably know the George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. But did you know that he was homeschooled? That he was a soldier? Or that he made maps? Learn about the Father of Our Country, where George Washington was born, when George Washington died, about George Washington's early life, presidency, plus a bit about the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States, plus cool history facts in this child-friendly biography. Subscribe to FreeSchool: https://www.youtube.com/user/watchfreeschool?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watchFreeSchool Check our our companion channel...
Figures in History: George Washington (1732-1799) George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, into a family of prosperous farmers. He began his career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 and was quickly appointed surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, his first public office. Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple History: The American Revolution: http://www.amazon.com/Simple-History-Revolution-Daniel-Turner/dp/1530090431/ Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ http://www.simplehistory.co.uk Facebook...
Learn more about George Washington's dentures in Mount Vernon's collection. Learn about the design and construction of this only remaining set of full dentures used by Washington. Come see these famous dentures at the museum at George Washington's Mount Vernon. www.mountvernon.org
Did you know that before fighting against the British he actually fought for the British? These are 25 interesting things you didn't know about George Washington. https://twitter.com/list25 https://www.facebook.com/list25 http://list25.com Check out the text version too! - http://list25.com/25-interesting-things-you-didnt-know-about-george-washington/ Here's a preview: He started school at 6 years old and left at 15 to become a surveyor because his family was too poor to afford education At 26 he married Martha Custis who already had two children. Washington never had any kids of his own At 6 ft 2 in and 200 pounds he was one of the biggest presidents He had numerous toothaches so when he was 57 he had all his teeth pulled and from then on he wore false teeth Research performed on a se...
George Washington was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States of America after winning the American Revolutionary War as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Washington was first called "Father of his Country" three years after the beginning of the Revolutionary War – a status he earned not only for his military accomplishments, but also because of the numerous virtues he was perceived to possess as a human being. But within Washington's impeccable character, one quality stood out the most – a unique immunity to the corrupting effects of power, which stemmed from his selfless nature. "I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power," stated Robert Frost, "America's great poe...
Watch a short biography video of George Washington and learn about the life of the first President of the United States. Learn more about George Washington: http://bit.ly/14H5YcC Watch the U.S. Presidents play list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-IgxSn21jU&list;=PLRlmwKnv77HoRbV8JpLxx5SIDaXmoPxx7 Watch more George Washington video: http://bit.ly/15jlH4a Founding Father George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Colonial Armies during the American Revolution and was the first President of the United States.
George Washington Reads The Declaration of Independence Hi Friends: I have written much about the question of, if it weren't for sporting events, or if we weren't in a school ... how often would we hear the National Anthem, how often would we see, read, or hear those founding documents of our country ... such as "The Declaration of Independence?" About, not long ago, we had to memorize-and say aloud-such things as the "Preamble" or "Gettysburg Address?" Etc. So ... here is the reading of "The Declaration of Independence," which was the way the History Channel closed out its recent mini-series, "Sons of Liberty." I was able to find this version ... with sub-titles ... so that we could also read the words, as Jason O'Mara ended his portrayal of George Washington in the series ... Here i...
Learn the gruesome details of President George Washington’s final hours on the 215th anniversary of his death. The retired commander-in-chief woke up at 2 a.m. on Dec. 14, 1799, with a sore throat. After a series of medical procedures, including the draining of nearly 40 percent of his blood, he died that evening. Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan shares the story with Jeffrey Brown.
American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom examines why learning about George Washington is critical to knowing who we are as Americans.
Dr. Douglas Bradburn, Founding Director of the Washington Library at Mount Vernon, had a chance in June of 2015 to sit down with author Ron Chernow at his Brooklyn home. Mr. Chernow is a Pulitzer-prize winning author of biographies on Alexander Hamilton and George Washington. To see other portions of this interview please visit: Mountvernon.org/chernowvideos
George Washington goes west to the Olympic Peninsula's George Washington Inn and Estate, also known as "Mount Vernon West", located between Port Angeles and Sequim, Washington.
Washington's life... sort of...maybe... um no... I mean YES!
"You can’t get very far in life if you don’t get away from Self" - George Washington Carver in 1939 The famed scientist and inventor best known for the amazing work he did with peanuts -- he cooked up over 100 uses for peanuts incluing plastics and gasoline -- gave this rare interview four years before he died in 1943. It's an inspiring story about the importance of scientific discovery and putting ego aside in the search for facts and the truth. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL-trnf4MEFqsWyow8l1FsNsa2v_o8M7E -- Check out this playlist for more in The Experimenters series, including Oliver Sacks, Carl Sagan, Temple Grandin, and Buckminster Fuller. We uncovered this rare tape via the George Washington Carver National Monument. Special thanks to Curtis Gregory at the National Pa...
Common talks to Jimmy about being Lin-Manuel Miranda's inspiration for Hamilton's George Washington character and kicking Keanu Reeves' ass in John Wick: Chapter 2. Subscribe NOW to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: http://bit.ly/1nwT1aN Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Weeknights 11:35/10:35c Get more Jimmy Fallon: Follow Jimmy: http://Twitter.com/JimmyFallon Like Jimmy: https://Facebook.com/JimmyFallon Get more The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Follow The Tonight Show: http://Twitter.com/FallonTonight Like The Tonight Show: https://Facebook.com/FallonTonight The Tonight Show Tumblr: http://fallontonight.tumblr.com/ Get more NBC: NBC YouTube: http://bit.ly/1dM1qBH Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC Follow NBC: http://Twitter.com/NBC NBC Tumblr: http://nbctv.t...
This is the first of a two-part series with Ron Chernow, author of "Washington: A Life." He discusses Washington's temperament and his family life as well as he dealings with the other Founding Fathers. Program from Sunday, October 3, 2010.
The Best George Washington Full Documentary
Have you ever wanted to know more information about George Washington? What did George Washington do? When is George Washington's birthday? You probably know the George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. But did you know that he was homeschooled? That he was a soldier? Or that he made maps? Learn about the Father of Our Country, where George Washington was born, when George Washington died, about George Washington's early life, presidency, plus a bit about the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States, plus cool history facts in this child-friendly biography. Subscribe to FreeSchool: https://www.youtube.com/user/watchfreeschool?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watchFreeSchool Check our our companion channel...
Figures in History: George Washington (1732-1799) George Washington was born on 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, into a family of prosperous farmers. He began his career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 and was quickly appointed surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, his first public office. Support the cartoons on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory?ty=a Get your copy of Simple History: The American Revolution: http://www.amazon.com/Simple-History-Revolution-Daniel-Turner/dp/1530090431/ Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ http://www.simplehistory.co.uk Facebook...
Learn more about George Washington's dentures in Mount Vernon's collection. Learn about the design and construction of this only remaining set of full dentures used by Washington. Come see these famous dentures at the museum at George Washington's Mount Vernon. www.mountvernon.org
Did you know that before fighting against the British he actually fought for the British? These are 25 interesting things you didn't know about George Washington. https://twitter.com/list25 https://www.facebook.com/list25 http://list25.com Check out the text version too! - http://list25.com/25-interesting-things-you-didnt-know-about-george-washington/ Here's a preview: He started school at 6 years old and left at 15 to become a surveyor because his family was too poor to afford education At 26 he married Martha Custis who already had two children. Washington never had any kids of his own At 6 ft 2 in and 200 pounds he was one of the biggest presidents He had numerous toothaches so when he was 57 he had all his teeth pulled and from then on he wore false teeth Research performed on a se...
George Washington was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States of America after winning the American Revolutionary War as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Washington was first called "Father of his Country" three years after the beginning of the Revolutionary War – a status he earned not only for his military accomplishments, but also because of the numerous virtues he was perceived to possess as a human being. But within Washington's impeccable character, one quality stood out the most – a unique immunity to the corrupting effects of power, which stemmed from his selfless nature. "I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power," stated Robert Frost, "America's great poe...
Watch a short biography video of George Washington and learn about the life of the first President of the United States. Learn more about George Washington: http://bit.ly/14H5YcC Watch the U.S. Presidents play list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-IgxSn21jU&list;=PLRlmwKnv77HoRbV8JpLxx5SIDaXmoPxx7 Watch more George Washington video: http://bit.ly/15jlH4a Founding Father George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Colonial Armies during the American Revolution and was the first President of the United States.
George Washington Reads The Declaration of Independence Hi Friends: I have written much about the question of, if it weren't for sporting events, or if we weren't in a school ... how often would we hear the National Anthem, how often would we see, read, or hear those founding documents of our country ... such as "The Declaration of Independence?" About, not long ago, we had to memorize-and say aloud-such things as the "Preamble" or "Gettysburg Address?" Etc. So ... here is the reading of "The Declaration of Independence," which was the way the History Channel closed out its recent mini-series, "Sons of Liberty." I was able to find this version ... with sub-titles ... so that we could also read the words, as Jason O'Mara ended his portrayal of George Washington in the series ... Here i...
Learn the gruesome details of President George Washington’s final hours on the 215th anniversary of his death. The retired commander-in-chief woke up at 2 a.m. on Dec. 14, 1799, with a sore throat. After a series of medical procedures, including the draining of nearly 40 percent of his blood, he died that evening. Dr. Howard Markel of the University of Michigan shares the story with Jeffrey Brown.
I am burning in a smoke-choked house but
Tonight is empty of warm glows and whispered good nights
Riot, disorder, set the banks on fire
Some old war song used to play here
Once I heard it and the sound it made was sad but hopeful