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Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th president of the United States in January 1977 at age 52. On his first full day in ...

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Matthew Chapman is a video game designer who attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing ...

In the Washington gubernatorial race, Democrat Bob Ferguson has won, NBC News projects. The contest was for an open seat after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee announced he would not seek re-election ...

In the Washington secretary of state contest, Democrat Steve Hobbs, the incumbent, has won, NBC News projects. -view fewer counties+ view all counties The expected vote is the total number of ...

George Washington University, a private institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students can ...

George Washington was Commanding General of the American Continental Army during their War of Independence (1776-1781). He was President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and from 1789 to 1796 ...

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent ...

On the morning of December 12th, 1799, Washington set off to ride over his plantation and inspect his farms. The weather was treacherous and a cold north-easter brought snow, sleet, and rain. The ...