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Washingtons Farewell Address
WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS (17 September 1796) When George Washington was unanimously elected by the Constitutional Convention as the first president of the United States in 1789, the newly forged nation was still deeply uncertain of its own survival. Washington, a towering figure, legendary... Read more |
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Washington Conference
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George Washington
George Washington 1732-99, 1st President of the United States (1789-97), commander in chief of the Continental army in the American Revolution , called the Father of His Country. Early Life He was born on Feb. 22, 1732 (Feb. 11, 1731, O.S.), the first son of Augustine Washington and his second... Read more |
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George Washington Parke Custis
George Washington Parke Custis 1781-1857, American dramatist, b. Mt. Airy, Md., educated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The grandson of Martha Washington, he grew up at Mt. Vernon and became heir to part of the Washington estate. He wrote several plays, including The Indian Prophecy... Read more |
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George Washington University
George Washington University at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. Among its research facilities are the Space Policy Institute and the Institute for European,... Read more |
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Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va.; coeducational; founded and opened 1749 as Augusta Academy. It was called Liberty Hall in 1776; became Liberty Hall Academy (a college) in 1782, Washington Academy (following a gift from George Washington) in 1798, Washington College in 1813; and... Read more |
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George Washington Doane
George Washington Doane 1799-1859, Episcopal bishop of New Jersey (1832-59), b. Trenton, N.J. He acted as rector of St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N.J., and there he established a school for girls, St. Mary's Hall, and Burlington College for boys. A leading high churchman, Bishop Doane was also the... Read more |
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Wakefield
Wakefield family estate of George Washington, on the Potomac River, E Va.; part of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument (see National Parks and Monuments , table). John Washington, the great-grandfather of George, settled there in 1664. The house in which George was born was built... Read more |
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John Flanagan
John Flanagan , 1865-1952, American sculptor and medalist. In 1932 he designed the George Washington silver quarter. In addition to medals and plaquettes, he produced larger works, including a clock for the Library of Congress and the Bulkeley Memorial, Aetna Life Insurance Building, Hartford, Conn.... Read more |
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Washington Island
Washington Island see Teraina .... Read more |
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Kaufman, George S(imon)
...Morrie Ryskind and George Gershwin, with whom...1935), a comedy of Washington political and social life; and Moss Hart...Alexander Woollcott; and George Washington Slept Here (1940...adaptation of The Late George Apley ... |
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Custis, George Washington Parke
Custis, George Washington Parke (1781–1857), grandson of Martha Washington, was a Virginia planter who wrote historical...Two Acts, Founded on ...the Life of George Washington (1827), Pocahontas (1830... |
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Washington, George
Washington, George (1732–99), 1st President of the U...recorded in his report The Journal of Major George Washington (1754). His next service was to build...inherited from his brother, to lead the life of a country gentleman, though also... |
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Dewey, George
Dewey, George (1837–1917), American admiral and...Narragansett. Dewey spent the 1890s in Washington as chief of the Bureau of Equipment, president...without the loss of a single American life, made Dewey a popular hero and set in... |
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Copway, George
Copway, George (1818–C. 1863), Ojibway chief...reminiscences and Indian history, including Life, History, and Travels (1847), Traditional...American Biography to be “an amalgam of Washington Irving, St. Luke, and elements derived... |
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Virginians, The; A Tale of the Last Century
...twin sons, Harry and George, whom she rears at Castlewood...inherited from her father. George accompanies Washington, then a young officer...and he is led into a life of extravagance and dissipation...released on the arrival of George, who ... |
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Washington, Bushrod
...s leading families. He was George Washington's favorite nephew, eventually...Marshall for his celebratory Life of George Washington. Bushrod graduated from the...in 1778 and studied law under George Wythe. He joined the ... |
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Patriotism
...inherited the throne as George III in 1760. To everyone...hailed the accession of George III as a “Patriot King,” only to find...July (they preferred Washington...his Democrat opponent, George McGovern, who had survived...touchstone in American public ... |
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Combat, Changing Experience of
...hoped to lead a peaceful life in the New World. The...century republic, George Washington foremost among them...William's War, King George's War, and the French and...militia officers, George Washington prominent among them, ... |
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Franklin, Benjamin
...touring English revivalist George Whitefield. In 1730 Franklin...1748, Franklin led the life of an involved urban citizen. He founded the...recently proposed by George Grenville. Franklin...committee that chose George Washington to command ... |
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Washington, George
Washington, George (1732–99) US soldier...war against the French, Washington took part in two of the...battle at YORKTOWN (1781). Washington chaired the convention...term and retiring to private life. |
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Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl Balfour and Viscount Traprain
...Lords, described by Lloyd George as ‘Mr Balfour's Poodle...contribution to British political life came when, relieved of the...Foreign Secretary in Lloyd George's wartime government, when...1919, and participated at the Washington Conference of 1921–2... |
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Pinckney, Thomas
...aligning himself with Alexander Hamilton and the new Federalist party. George Washington named him ambassador to Great Britain in 1791, in which position he...Pinckney returned to South Carolina, where he lived out the rest of his life. |
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Stephen, Adam
...when the regular leader, George Washington, was absent, and he was...colonel. He competed with Washington also in political life, losing a seat in the Virginia...brigadier general, and was with Washington as the army retreated through... |
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Digges, Thomas Attwood
...born in Warburton, Maryland. Digges spent much of his life abroad, passing on from London to American leaders...Irish nationalist struggles, yet a personal friend of George Washington—one of the few invited to his funeral. Also a writer... |
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Port Townsend
Port Townsend, Washington/USA Settled in 1851 and named after George Townshend (1778–1855), 3rd Marquess Townshend, the h being dropped later...disinherited by his father and did not appear to contribute much to public life. |
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Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von
...letters of introduction to Gen. George Washington. He came to America to volunteer his services and met Washington at Valley Forge; Washington named him inspector general and...relative penury for the rest of his life. |
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GEORGE MULLS HUGE OFFER SEAHAWKS WANT RESPONSE BY THIS AFTERNOON.(Sports)
...were hoping for an answer from George last night, and definitely...play the Dolphins on Sunday. George was wrestling with whether...that is so much a part of his life. ``Man, that's a long way away,'' George told the Atlanta Journal... |
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George Washington's Teeth
...opens with 'All of his life, George Washington had problems with his teeth...and Patricia Armentrout. George Washington: Discover the Life of an American Legend...follows the family life of ... |
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George's Turn to Deliver; After Birth of Baby, He Gets First Redskins Start
...tumultuous week for Jeff George. On Wednesday, after...child, Jayden Scott George.On Thursday, after...at quarterback for the Washington Redskins, taking over...Arizona Cardinals. But George's revelry over the...family is number one in my ... |
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George Washington was high achiever in all he did.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
...born. They had six children. George also had four half-brothers...times in the first 11 years of George Washington's life," said Mary Thompson, research...Vernon Estate and Gardens. When George was 11 years old, his father... |
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George Sam Koutroulakis
...Koutroulakis, 51, left his life and his family today, March 9, 2010. George loved his life, family...they had been touched. George was born in Beaufort...remembered with love in George's eyes. He will truly...wife of Steve, of ... |
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George Ellsworth Mains
...United States selling George's rock work at arts and crafts shows. George called Morton home until moving to Leavenworth, Washington in 1996. Karen and George opened the Mainz Haus...meaning and purpose of life's journey. He wrote... |
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NOT ALL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S CLOSEST KIN WERE EXEMPLARY.(LOCAL)
...in the family, Charles Washington has also caused one of George Washington's biographers to dismiss...characterization: ``Throughout his life he continued to spend much...CAPTION(S): Photo Credit: George Washington's ... |
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GEORGE WASHINGTON: SUPERHERO IN A SMALL TOWN.(Pasatiempo)
...his film with an epic grandeur. These ordinary lives take on Shakespearean and biblical proportions...They truly are the children of their hero, George Washington. George Washington Drama Call 982-1338 for show times Plan B Cinematheque... |
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Can George Mason do it?
...It's teams like George Mason that give so many people hope in their lives, just seeing what great...would play him in a George Mason movie. Denzel Washington and Will Smith are his...streets, fans purchased George Mason apparel at two... |
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George Backs Up The Coach, Too
Jeff George, the NFL's most...the approach that Washington Redskins Coach Norv...ready for the season. George said he already is...starting wide receivers. George has been a starter for most of his football life but began last season... |
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