The holiday, which is celebrated annually on the third Monday of February, commemorates the births of two great United States presidents — George Washington (born on Feb. 22) and Abraham Lincoln ...

George Washington wore many hats ... Read on to learn more about the first, and richest, US president: Washington was born at Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, in 1732.

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father, Augustine, is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15 ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on 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 ...