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1. The Constitutional Convention

   ... least controversial debate to come before the Convention, George Washington was quickly and unanimously voted to be the President of the ...

   07/20/2020 - 02:02

2. Visiting Independence Hall

   ... House” would begin in 1732, the same year as the birth of George Washington.   The construction of the building was an enormous ...

   07/15/2018 - 12:22

3. Betsy Ross House

   ... legend and history. In 1777, Ross was commissioned by George Washington to create the first American Flag. Although no official records ...

   08/10/2020 - 23:51

4. Thomas Paine - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... consent to one. While pointing intense criticism at King George and the British Monarchy, Paine also advocated for a new America where ... fighting for this vision of what America could be. George Washington himself found Paine’s words so powerful that he had them read to ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:53

5. Dr. Benjamin Rush - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... letters in which he criticized the performance of General George Washington were made public. For example, at that time, Washington had had ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:49

6. Samuel Chase - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... of the District Criminal Court. On January 26, 1796, George Washington appointed Chase to the Supreme Court of the United States as an ...

   06/26/2020 - 01:52

7. Patrick Henry - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... 5, 1776. As Governor, Henry was a very vocal supporter of George Washington since Washington continued to support him despite his initial lack ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:21

8. William Blount - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... ratification of the Constitution of the United States, and George Washington subsequently named Blount the first and only Governor of this new ...

   03/26/2022 - 11:19

9. LGBT History in Philadelphia

   ... Quakers by their critics, grew out of the teachings of George Fox in England, in the 17th Century.  William Penn, a disciple of ... organize the first national demonstration of LGBT rights in Washington, D.C. On October 14, 1979, the National March on Washington for ...

   12/03/2020 - 21:00

10. Strawberry Mansion

    ... Lewis was a highly esteemed advisor as well, advising George Washington , who had appointed him to Federal judicial positions, as well as ...

    08/07/2020 - 11:55

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