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Sunday, February 17, 2013

George Washington, Born February 22, 1732

"Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience."
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Rules of Behavior

The Father of Our Country
George Washington (22 February 1732 – 14 December 1799) was the  Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in theAmerican Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783, and later became the first President of the United States, an office to which he was elected, unanimously, twice and remained in from 1789 to 1797.