Feb. 22, 2026

George Washington

George Washington
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Question 1: Due to Britain’s switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, two dates are often cited for George Washington’s birth. Under the modern calendar, on what date is his birthday observed?

Question 2: Americans commonly call the third-Monday-in-February holiday “Presidents Day,” but that isn’t its legal name. What is the official federal name of the holiday that originated with George Washington’s birthday?

Question 3: On the icy night of December 25–26, 1776, George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River to surprise a Hessian garrison. What battle did this daring move win the next morning, revitalizing the revolutionary cause?

Question 4: In 1781, allied forces cornered the British at Yorktown in Virginia, largely because a French fleet sealed off the Chesapeake Bay. Which French admiral commanded that fleet, enabling Washington’s decisive victory?

Question 5: At the close of the war, George Washington set a precedent for civilian control by returning his military authority to Congress. In which city and state did he formally resign his commission on December 23, 1783?


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Calarugus Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme

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is George Washington's Birthday, The Founding Fathers and American Revolution.

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Question one. Due to Britain switch from the Julian to

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the Gregorian calendar in seventeen fifty two, two dates are

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often cited for George Washington's birth under the modern calendar.

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On what date is his birthday observed? Question two? Americans

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commonly call the third Monday and February holiday President's Day,

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but that isn't its legal name. What is the official

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federal name of the holiday that originated with George Washington's birthday?

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Question three? On the icy night of December twenty fifth

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twenty sixth, seventeen seventy six, George Washington led his troops

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across the Delaware River to surprise a Hessian garrison. What

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battle did the daring move win the next morning? Revitalizing

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the revolutionary cause? Question four. In seventeen eighty one, Allied

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forces cornered the British at Yorktown in Virginia, largely because

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a French fleet sealed off the Chesapeake Bay, which French

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admiral commanded that fleet, enabling Washington's decisive victory. Question five.

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At the close of the war, George Washington set a

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precedent for civilian control by returning his military authority to Congress.

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In which city and state did he formally resign his

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commission on December twenty third, seventeen eighty three. We'll be

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right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back.

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Question one. What is George Washington's modern birth date? Answer

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February twenty second, seventeen thirty two. Washington was born on

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February eleventh, seventeen thirty one old style. When Britain adopted

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the Gregorian calendar and changed the start of the year,

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his birth date converted to February twenty second, seventeen thirty two.

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Question two, what is the official name of the holiday

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often called President's Day? Answer Washington's Birthday. Congress established Washington's

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birthday as a federal holiday in the late nineteenth century.

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The Uniform Monday Holiday Act moved its observance to the

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third Monday in February in nineteen seventy one, but the

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official name remained Washington's birthday. Question three, which battle followed

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Washington's Delaware crossing in December seventeen seventy six. Answer the

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Battle of Trenton. Washington's surprise attack at Trenton defeated the

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Hessians and boosted American morale after a string of setbacks.

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Days later, victory at Princeton reinforced the turnaround which French

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admiral's fleet trapped the British. At Yorktown Answer Admiral de Grass.

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Admiral Francois Joseph Paul Comte de Grass blocked British naval

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relief and secured control of the Bay Cornwallis's surrender at

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Yorktown effectively ended major fighting in the Revolution. Question five

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Where did Washington resign his commission in seventeen eighty three? Answer? Annapolis, Maryland.

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Washington resigned at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, astonishing

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European observers who expected victorious generals to grasp power. His

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act strengthened the new nation's commitment to civilian government. That

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concludes today's five daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.

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See you tomorrow.