The Birth of a Nation’s Father: George Washington’s Early Years
Words: 516 896George Washington, a figure often immortalized in the chronicles of American history as the progenitor of the nation and its inaugural president, entered the world on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Nonetheless, this date signifies his birth under the Gregorian calendar, which was embraced in Britain and its dominions in 1752. Before this adjustment, his birthdate was recorded as February 11, 1731, in accordance with the Julian calendar. Washington's emergence heralded the advent of a man destined to […]