Today in History: George Washington
Today in History–February 22–the Library of Congress features George Washington, born on this day in 1732. Find out more about the Library of Congress resources related to our first president by reviewing the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more stories and primary sources about this founding father, then check out the many links below.
About George Washington
- In Celebration of the Father of our Country Inside Adams February 17, 2012
- George Washington stories from America’s Library
- George Washington: Surveyor & Mapmaker
- George Washington Papers Timeline
- George Washington as poet
- George Washington: Love Poet From the Catbird Seat February 14, 2012
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon
- Goodbye to General Washington December 4 Today in History
- “I Require No More of Them Than Others Do,” George Washington’s Weekly Productivity Reports and the Lives of the Enslaved History Unfolding: Manuscripts March 24, 2022
- An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America (webcast)
- Mother’s Day – Pic of the Week: Mary Washington welcoming her son, George Washington In Custodia Legis blog May 8, 2015
- POTUS: George Washington
- Timeline of George Washington’s life
Teaching Resources
- Prompting Student Curiosity About George Washington’s Decision to Participate in the Constitutional Convention Teaching with the Library
- Learning from the Source Presidential Portraits
- Learning from the Source: Monumental Men
- Guided primary source analysis: Plan of my Farm
- George Washington: First in War, in Peace, and in the Hearts of His Countrymen
- Collection Connections: George Washington Papers
Primary source sets
- George Washington Papers
- George Washington inauguration primary source sets (first inauguration and second inauguration)
- George Washington image set
- President Washington historical newspaper coverage through 1797
- George Washington historical newspaper coverage through 1800
Individual primary sources
- George Washington selected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army (Jun. 15, 1775)
- George Washington speech to Continental Congress (Jun. 16, 1775)
- Letter from George Washington to Martha Washington (Jun. 18, 1775)
- Letter from George Washington to Continental Congress (Mar. 24, 1776)
- Letter from George Washington to Continental Congress (Apr. 18, 1776)
- George Washington’s copy of the Declaration of Independence
- George Washington General Orders for July 9, 1776 announcing the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Army
- General Washington reports on the Battle of Brandywine (Sep. 11, 1777)
- George Washington Revolutionary War Expense Account (Jul. 1, 1783)
- General Washington’s Farewell Orders to the Continental Army (Nov. 2, 1783)
- George Washington’s resignation as commander in chief of the Continental Army (Dec. 23, 1783)
- Pre-inaugural speech to the citizens of Alexandria, VA (Apr. 16, 1789)
- First address to Congress (state of the union Jan. 8, 1790)
- George Washington in his Farewell Address to the People of the United States (Sep. 17, 1796) related In Custodia Legis blog post
- An Oration upon the Death of General Washington (Dec. 31, 1799)
Related PSN Posts
- George Washington, master mason
- George Washington’s First Inaugural Address
- George Washington Dies
- Martha Washington
- Washington Monument
- Fort Necessity & the French and Indian War
- Washington’s Continental Congress Correspondence
- Valley Forge
- Franco-American Alliance
- British surrender at Yorktown
- Chief Justice John Jay
- Chief John Ross & the Cherokee Nation
- Religious Freedom
- The Bill of Rights
- The first great Western empire
- John Trumbull
- Snake Game