Major events in George Washington's life?

George Washington (1832-1899) is known in the US as the "Father of Our Country".

Washington led the Continental Army as a general in the American Revolution. Afterward he served as president of the Constitutional Convention that established the new system of federal government. Finally, he was elected the first President of the United States. As President, he oversaw the building of the new national capital that today bears his name, Washington, DC.