George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

George Washington knew the threat smallpox posed to the new nation, calling it “the most dangerous Enemy” in a July 1776 letter to John Hancock.

In 1751, a teenaged George Washington emerged from a harrowing bout of smallpox, which he had contracted in Barbados, that left him weak, pockmarked, and well aware of just how catastrophic an ...

“George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army,” reads the text of an image that’s being shared on social media with an illustration of the first president of the ...

Did George Washington Order Troops To Get Vaccinated Against Smallpox? Washington wrote in 1777 that the Continental Army had more to "dread" from smallpox than from the "Sword of the Enemy." ...

"George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army," reads the text of an image that’s being shared on social media with an illustration of the first president of the United ...

George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, was initially hesitant to have his Revolutionary War troops inoculated during a smallpox outbreak, writing, “should We inoculate ...

A viral photo claims that George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army. That's Mostly True, although the inoculation process back then went by another name, variolation.

Gen. George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, setting a precedent for President Biden's COVID-19 vaccinations of today.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is placing a newly acquired document on display that shows Washington’s awareness of medical advances to help halt the spread of smallpox among his troops.

"George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army," reads the text of an image that's being shared on social media with an illustration of the first president of the United ...