George Washington timeline
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George Washington is born
George Washington is born to Augustine and Mary (Ball) Washington at Wakefield Farm, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Read more
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George Washington Becomes A Master Mason
On August 4, 1753, George Washington became a Master Mason, the highest rank in the Fraternity of Freemasonry, in his hometown of Fredericksburg,... Read more
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Washington's Party Enters Williamsburg
Washington's party left Fort Le Boeuf early on December 16, arriving back in Williamsburg on January 16, 1754. In his report, Washington stated,... Read more
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George Washington Begins To Build Fort Necessity
On June 4, 1754, twenty-two-year-old Colonel George Washington and his small military force were busy constructing Fort Necessity, east of what is... Read more
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George Washington Is Appointed Commander In Chief Of The Continental Army
On June 16, 1775, George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress. That same day, the... Read more
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George Washington Writes A Letter To The Continental Congress
On March 24, 1776, one week after the British troops under General William Howe evacuated Boston, General George Washington wrote a letter to the... Read more
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Battle of Long Island
At 9:00 am, Washington arrived from Manhattan. Around this time five British ships attempted to sail up the East River to cut off any possible... Read more
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Washington Crosses the Delaware
Final preparation for the attack was begun on December 23. On December 24 Washington ordered that each man be provided with three days rations and... Read more
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George Washington and His Troops Winter at Valley Forge
With the winter setting in the prospects for campaigning being greatly diminished, General George Washington sought quarters for his men.... Read more
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Franco-American Alliance Signed
On February 6, 1778, France and the fledgling United States of America signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris,... Read more
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Battle of Yorktown
By October 14, the trenches were within 150 yards (140 m) of redoubts #9 and #10. Washington ordered that all guns within range begin blasting the... Read more
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General Charles Cornwallis Surrenders To General George Washington At Yorktown
On October 19, 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8,000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up... Read more
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George Washington Resigns His Commission As Commander-In-Chief Of The Continental Army
George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783, in the senate chamber of the... Read more
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Washington Resigns as Commander
On this day in 1783, following the signing of the Treaty of Paris, General George Washington resigns as commander in chief of the Continental Army... Read more
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Washington delivers first inaugural address
On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress, assembled in Federal Hall in the... Read more
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The Hebrew Congregation of Newport Congratulates George Washington On His Visit To Their City
On August 17, 1790, the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, presented a congratulatory address to President George Washington on the... Read more
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George Washington's second inaugural address
President Washington's second oath of office was taken in the Senate Chamber of Congress Hall in Philadelphia on March 4, the date fixed by the... Read more
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George Washington Dies
At 10:00 p.m. on December 14, 1799, George Washington died at his Mt. Vernon home after five decades of service to his country. His last words... Read more
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Martha Washington Dies
On May 22, 1802, the first of first ladies, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington died of a severe fever. When she married George Washington in... Read more
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Washington Monument Is Completed
On December 6, 1884, workers placed the 3,300 pound marble capstone on the Washington Monument, and topped it with a nine-inch pyramid of cast... Read more