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A Year With George Washington – February 16th

February 16, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

George Washington, having called a Council of War, met with his generals outside of Boston in Cambridge.

A Year With George Washington – February 15th

February 15, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

Major George Washington’s journal of expedition to the French in Pennsylvania was presented to the House of Burgesses

A Year With George Washington – February 14th

February 14, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

On February 14, 1778, George & Martha Washington spent Valentine’s Day together at Valley Forge.

A Year With George Washington – February 13th

February 13, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

President Washington, having acquiesced to the desperate pleas of both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to serve a second term, was unanimously confirmed in the presidential electoral vote once more.

A Year With George Washington – February 12th

February 12, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

General Washington receives news of Brigadier General Daniel Morgan’s smashing victory at Cowpens, South Carolina.

A Year With George Washington – February 11th

February 11, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

George Washington was born near Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1752, the British switched to the Gregorian calendar, which adjusts for 11 days that had been lost to time, making his birthday Feb 22nd in the adjusted calendar.

A Year With George Washington – February 10th

February 10, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

The French & Indian War, which twenty-two-year-old George Washington was largely responsible for starting nine years earlier, officially ended with the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

A Year With George Washington – February 9th

February 9, 2026InA Year With George Washington, Featured

General Washington writes to John Hancock regarding his belief that short enlistments contributed to General Richard Montgomery's death and the ineffectiveness of the army.