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1975–1976, 1999–2021. The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original version was designed by sculptor John Flanagan . As the United States prepared to celebrate the 1932 bicentennial of the birth of its first president, George Washington ...
E312 .E245 2004. His Excellency: George Washington is a 2004 biography of the first President of the United States, General George Washington. It was written by Joseph Ellis, a professor of History at Mount Holyoke College, who specializes in the Founding Fathers of the United Statesand the revolutionary and federalist periods.
George Washington [5] ( 22. helmikuuta [ Juliaanisen kalenterin mukaan 11. helmikuuta 1731] 1732 Westmorelandin piirikunta, Virginia – 14. joulukuuta 1799 Mount Vernon, Virginia) oli yksi Yhdysvaltojen perustajista ja Yhdysvaltain ensimmäinen presidentti vuosina 1789–1797.
Mary Washington ( née Ball; c. 1707–1709 –. () August 25, 1789) was an American planter best known for being the mother of the first president of the United States, George Washington. The second wife of Augustine Washington, she became a prominent member of the Washington family. She spent a large part of her life in Fredericksburg ...
George Washington Carver ( c. 1864 [1] – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. [2] He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to ...
Washington, officially the State of Washington, [3] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state [a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south ...
Augustine Washington Sr. (1694 – April 12, 1743) was an American planter and merchant. Born in Westmoreland, Virginia , he was the father of ten children, among them the first president of the United States , George Washington , soldier and politician Lawrence Washington , and politician Charles Washington .
