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George Washington wasn't only America's first president, he was also almost its first zombie. After Washington died from an illness in December 1799, his family nearly accepted an offer from a ...

After Washington’s coffin was placed in the family vault, Martha did agree that he could be later removed to the Capitol, on the grounds that her body could join his when she died.

In 1777, at the age of 19, Irish-born James Ira McCrory was promoted to the rank of ensign in Gen. George Washington's unit during the Revolutionary War.

The research, published in the journal iScience, identified the historical remains of George Washington's grandnephews, Samuel Walter Washington and George Steptoe Washington Jr., as well as their ...