George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

However, with training and time, John was able to refine his skills. As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789 ... second time. Washington arrived at Federal Hall, where Congress then met, around 1 p.m. About an hour later, incoming Vice President John Adams led ...

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington ... under fire," John Adams nominated Washington to be commander of ...

On April 30, 1789, the United States of America got its first President, as George Washington took oath of office for the first time. From his second inauguration onwards in 1793, and until 1933, the ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...