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George Washington died because he was sick and he was super old like      67years old.

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When George Washington  became president president Martha died and he just had his sons and so he made cartoons and rang the first bell and people tode George Washington to lead there war.😘😍

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He became a strong man and  a he soldier in 1753 🛡🗡

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He had to leave his famaly.👨‍👨‍👧‍👦

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George had a important job when he was 17 year age👦🏻

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Gorge was a responsible persen because  he went to war far and travled.✈️🛡

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George Washington is in the 25 quarter🎩🇱🇷🇺🇸🤑

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George Washington was phertogerfer📸

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They used boats to travel to places

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George Washington became the first presdent in April 30 in1789.🐬😎

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He don't fly on a plane because there were no planes that time.

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I think George Washington  is so brave because he fighted in war to pretected his country and also his family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦😬

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George Washington does not have woonden teeth

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Ithink that George washington was the best president  because he fight         For civil rights🙂

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Washinton looks brave in the war🛡

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I think Washinton is special because he fuaght for the country so we can become one state.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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I think Washington was specials because hewas in war

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What do you think George Washington’s men thought about him?

Besides being the first president, why is he so special?

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Picture of Washington with his generals.

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Washington and his generals, drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie

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1 print. | Print shows drawing of Ritchie's engraving "Washington with His Generals" providing a key(legend) to the figures in the drawing and a commentary on the picture. Print to which key refers in PGA - Ritchie--Washington and his generals.

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Picture of Washington at war.

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1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. | George Washington on horseback in snow at Valley Forge.

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Did George Washington really have wooden teeth?

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Presidents' Day may really be called Washington's Birthday, but it will never actually fall on February 22, which is George Washington's birthday. Let's celebrate the "Father of Our Country" by taking a look at some of the legends and myths surrounding this fantastic Father.

If you remember our recent Wonder of the Day about cherries ( Are All Cherries Red?), you know that George Washington did not really chop down a cherry tree as a young boy. That story was made up by an author trying to demonstrate Washington's honesty. How !

Another popular is that George Washington had wooden teeth. He did live a long, long time ago, so maybe that story is true. What do you think?

If you guessed that Washington really did have wooden teeth, you guessed wrong! Contrary to , he never had wooden teeth. Although he did have false teeth (called ""), none were made of wood.

Historians believe Washington had lost all but one of his teeth by the time he became president. The he wore when he was inaugurated were made from carved hippopotamus and gold by Dr. John Greenwood, who became known as the "Father of Modern Dentistry."

Researchers have performed scans on another set of Washington's located at the National Museum of Dentistry. Those were made from gold and , as well as real teeth from humans and animals, such as horses and donkeys.

Another popular holds that Washington once threw a silver dollar across the Potomac River. Although Washington was quite , he could not have thrown a silver dollar across the Potomac, which is more than a mile wide. Also, there were no silver dollars when Washington was young.

One of his distant relatives, however, once reported that Washington threw a piece of rock "about the size and shape of a dollar" across the Rappahannock River, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he grew up. We don't know for sure if this is true, but historians believe it could be.

At the site of the Washington family , the Rappahannock River is only 250 feet across, making for an impressive but not impossible throwing distance.

In light of the half-truths about Washington we've uncovered, let's take a look at some things we know to be true.

George Washington was:

The only one of the country's Fathers who freed his slaves

The only president who did not live in the White House or Washington, D.C.

The only president who was unanimously elected

The Commander of Continental Forces during the Revolutionary War

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Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth?

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Presidents' Day may really be called Washington's Birthday, but it will never actually fall on February 22, which is George Washington's birthday. Let's celebrate the "Father of Our Country" by taking a look at some of the legends and myths surrounding this fantastic Father.

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Video on George Washington.