Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key ...

Thus George Washington, at age 16 ... to reacquaint Americans with Washington on the 200th anniversary of his death. In the nick of time, it would appear. A year or so ago, a town in Louisiana ...

George Washington purchased foodstuffs from ... As a free man after Washington's death, Anderson made his home on Little Hunting Creek, near Mount Vernon. However, Washington could not legally ...

Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his father died. Upon his father’s death, the plantation and all its holdings ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house ... who died in 1752. Following the death of his sister-in-law, Washington officially inherited Mount Vernon in 1761.