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George Washington: First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:February 20, 2012
Post category:History Nebraska Network Archives Washington

Americans have only relatively recently begun to refer to the third Monday in February as “Presidents’ Day”, including us. It turns out that the holiday has always been and is still officially designated Washington’s Birthday. Click HERE to read more on the subject. George Washington was actually born on February 22, 1732. While facts reported… more

Don’t Know Much About History — The Forgotten Presidents

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:February 19, 2012
Post category:Education History Nebraska Network Archives

In celebration of Presidents’ Day, here’s a quiz of sorts: If the colonies declared their independence from Britain in 1776, but George Washington did not become President until 1789, who governed the colonies in the interim? Many readers may know that the Articles of Confederation preceded our American Constitution, but the Articles weren’t even ratified… more