Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer." ...

George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation is being exhibited and offered for sale days before the holiday begins. After the proclamation failed to sell for an estimated $8-12 million at ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

In 1789, George Washington issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a "day of public thanksgiving." ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

As the first president of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in America, marking Nov. 26, 1789, “as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, ...

President George Washington's personal copy of the Acts of the first Congress (1789), containing the U.S. Constitution and the proposed Bill of Rights shown before a 2012 auction in Washington. (AP ...

While George Washington is one of the most written about of our presidents, the books tend to focus heavily on either his military leadership or his presidency. Those are the most important parts of ...