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George Washington completed his second term as the first President of the United States in 1797.  He had grown weary of the political infighting surrounding the presidency and longed for the peace of retirement to his beloved Mount Verno... Read More
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Did you know? The exterior of the Washington Monument was completed on December 6, 1884 - 130 years ago - and was opened to the public on October 9, 1888. Standing over 555 feet tall, containing 36,491 blocks and weighing 90,854 tons, it ... Read More
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Discipline is the soul of an army. - George Washington
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The original purple heart was created by George Washington on this day in 1782. Awarded by the U.S. Armed Forces, it is given to wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such en... Read More
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Today's #AmericaTheBeautiful photo comes from the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Did you know that George Washington himself oversaw the building of this lighthouse? Anyone ever visited?
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George Washington Birthday
Happy birthday to our founding father, George Washington, the first president of the United States! Did you know... ? Even though he helped plan our capital city (which was named after him), Washington never actually lived there. Do yo... Read More
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George Washington & Abraham Lincoln
We'll leave you tonight with some wise words from the two great American Presidents for whom President's Day was originally celebrated. All men are created free and equal - Abraham Lincoln The constitution is the guide which I ne... Read More
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Happy Presidnet's Day
Happy President's Day! Today we celebrate not only the two great Presidents for which the holiday began, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, but each one of our 44 U.S. Presidents.
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Presdients Day 2014
Tomorrow, February 17, is President's Day! Do you have the day off?
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 41)
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. - George Washington
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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence. It is force, and like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington
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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 25)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 7)
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The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 16)
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder. - George Washington
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The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. - George Washington
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington
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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe. - George Washington
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I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 13)
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. - George Washington
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 6)
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Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 34)
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Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. - George Washington
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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 44)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 23)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 21)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 31)
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. - George Washington
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. - George Washington
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 10)
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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." ~General George Washington
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George Washington laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Capitol building on September 18, 1793.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. - George Washington
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. - George Washington
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George Washington had dentures made of gold, ivory, lead, and animal teeth, not wood as popularly believed.
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Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. - George Washington
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. - George Washington
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It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 43)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 26)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 20)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 33)
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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. - George Washington
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 4)
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George Washington - 1st U.S. President 1789 - 1797 (Photo 29)
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This President's Day we celebrate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln! Let's hear it for 2 great presidents!
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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. - George Washington
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. - George Washington
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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. - George Washington
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How soon we forget history...Government is not reason. Government is not eloquence. It is force. And, like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington
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