Many events occurred on Friday for Washington. It was on this day that he: was born, was elected commander in chief, established the US Marine Corps, fought in the Battle of Princeton, emerged victorious at Yorktown, was elected as the President of the Constitutional Convention, established the War Department, instituted the Federal seat of the government, made Thanksgiving a holiday, laid the cornerstone of the White House, completed his last presidential term.

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