John Hanson, not George Washington, was allegedly the first president of the United States under the Articles of Confederation and Continental Congress.

India, Feb. 16 -- US Presidents' Day, which people call George Washington's Birthday, functions as a federal holiday in the United States to remember all former American presidents. The holiday, which ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first president of the United States ...

Every American knows about George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, but what about John Hanson, Elias Boudinot and Thomas Mifflin? Some historians point to the latter three as the country’s ...