George Washington was the first president of the United States.  He is known as the "Father of the County."

Important events during President Washington's administration were:

• North Carolina became the twelfth state on November 21, 1789.

• Department of War was created August 7, 1789.

• Treasury Department was created September 2, 1789.

• Post Office Department was created September 22, 1789.

• Office of Attorney General was created September 24, 1789.

• Rhode Island adopted the Constitution on May 29, 1790 and was the last of the first 13 colonies to become a state.

• Vermont ratified the Constitution on January 10, 1791.

• Vermont was admitted as the 14th state on March 4, 1791.

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution known as the Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, 1791.

• Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State, announced the adoption of the first ten amendments on March 1, 1792.

• The United States Mint was established on April 2, 1792 and the same currency would be used everywhere in the United States.

• Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state on June 1, 1792.

• The cornerstone of the White House was laid on October 13, 1792.

• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793.  This invention decreased the need for slaves in the southern states.

• The cornerstone of the Capitol was laid on September 18, 1793.

• The Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on February 7, 1795.

• Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state on June 1, 1796.

• President George Washington delivered his Farewell Address.

George Washington was

• the only President to be inaugurated in two cities.  He was inaugurated in New York City on April 30, 1789 and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 4, 1793.

• the only President who did not live in Washington, D.C. when he was President.

• the first and only President to be elected by 100 percent of the electoral vote.

• the first President to refuse to serve a third term.

• the first President to be born in Virginia.

• the first President whose mother was alive when he was inaugurated.

• the first President to marry a widow.

• the first President whose mother was a second wife.

• the first President to have stepbrothers.

• the first President to be on a postage stamp