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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
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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 George Washington and shares his many accomplishments... |
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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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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 Fredericksburg Foundation... |
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GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON: A MILITARY LIFE1
...men."6 General George Washington provides an informative...into the military life of one of the greatest...outstanding job using the life experiences of George Washington to show his evolution...military and political life of George Washington, this is the ... |
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GEORGE WASHINGTON TAKES FRIENDS AND FAMILIES ON CRUISE.
...aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a Friends...families and friends to board George Washington to get a first-hand look at what life for their Sailor is like at sea. George Washington's mission is to ensure security... |
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George Washington's image to get $85 million overhaul.
...really want to get George into People Magazine...times: _Sex. George was very fond of...For much of his life, he was passionately...Gist, daughter of Washington's chief frontier...Indian War, claimed Washington was in love with...In ignorance, George did mistakenly once... |
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George Washington Reconsidered
...overlooked Karal Ann Marling's George Washington Slept Here: Colonial Revivals...sequel-begging The Invention of George Washington (Berkeley, 1988) is the most...insightful appraisal of Washington's life prior to Lexington and Concord... |
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Remarks Honoring President George Washington's 275th Birthday in Mount...
...You know, George Washington was born about...it changed his life. As he grew...empires of Europe. George Washington became the central...States in crisis, George Washington was called back to public life to preside over... |
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Remarks honoring President George Washington's 275th birthday in Mount...
...You know, George Washington was born about...it changed his life. As he grew...empires of Europe. George Washington became the central...States in crisis, George Washington was called back to public life to preside over... |
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USS George Washington Supply Department: thriving in the forward Deployed...
...Department aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), the challenges...understand how demanding life is aboard a FDNF ship...Cmdr. Tim Griffin, George Washington's Assistant Supply...struck Japan. For the George Washington--which... |
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