The latter activity was a special concern to George Washington, because his slaves sometimes mended their clothes with fabric intended for other purposes. For instance, in 1792, farm manager ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

Loren Munk is unmissable. Dressed in white bespeckled painter’s pants, this 73-year-old artist shambles into New York’s ...

Construction of the White House, a global symbol of American power and political stability, began with the laying of its cornerstone on this day in history, Oct. 13, 1792. "James Hoban ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. About less than 1.3% of the population, at the time, voted in the election of 1788-89. Challenges Because he was ...

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Election Day is characterized by huge interactive electoral maps broadcast by the major news networks, offering a visual diagram of who won what state. By 2020, interactive screens had become a staple ...

Meteorologists are warning that the first atmospheric river of the fall and winter season will bring heavy rain to the western half of Washington and snow to higher elevation areas in the state ...

An elected US president can only serve two four-year terms in office. This is spelled out in the 22nd Amendment to the ...

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The higher the cost of living in a state, the harder it can be to make ends meet. This metric is determined using regional price parity data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which measures ...