Combs is the director of curatorial affairs at Smithsonian’s National ... Gilbert Stuart, Lansdowne portrait (George Washington), 1796. [Image: Wiki Commons] This precedent began as early ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United ...

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 ...

Inside it, National Park Ranger Ryan Ventura says is the actual stone where George Washington stood to take the oath of office to become president of the United States back on April 30 ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon. By Alexander Nazaryan Fashion ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

This button from George Washington’s first inauguration visually unified the states of the Union. Smithsonian's National Museum of American History These addresses are more than just a series of ...

In the decade since a renovated Lansdowne Park opened to visitors in August 2014, the 40-acre venue has steadily drawn visitors, vendors and investment dollars away from the ByWard Market.

President-elect Donald Trump will headline a rally today on the eve of Inauguration Day at the Capitol One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C. Kid Rock and the Village People will perform at the Make ...

The organization is also freezing federal hiring immediately and instating a five-day return-to-office policy, according to an email to Smithsonian staff obtained by The Washington Post.