On this day in history, in 1789, George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. Washington, then 56 years old, was unanimously elected by all 69 electoral votes, a ...

GEORGE WASHINGTON ELECTED 1ST PRESIDENT: THIS DAY IN HISTORY. Nonetheless, one president towers over all others in stature and importance — George Washington, ...

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was ...

When it came to the presidency, George Washington harbored both desire and doubt. In this illustartion, Charles Thomson, the secretary of Congress, formally notifies him that he has been elected.

On Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington was elected as first president of the United States. He took office on April 30, 1789. Washington took office after the 1788-89 presidential election, the nation ...

George Washington had an estimated net worth of $525 million, ... When Washington was elected president — first in 1789 and again in 1792 — his family didn't live in the White House.

George Washington could have been “His Highness, the President of the United States, and Protector of the Rights of the Same," among other things.

After George Washington was elected the first U.S. president, he decided that two terms was enough. But one president of the 20th century disagreed.