Interesting Facts

4th February 1789 - George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. (He was from Virginia, and was the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was elected by all 69 presidential electors who cast their votes.) 1913 - Rosa Parks was born. 1959 Barbie was created, by Ruth Handler, who was one of the founders of the Mattel Company. Barbie was named after Ruth’s daughter. Later on, when the Ken doll was made, it was named after Ruth’s son.

In 1788 George Washington traded his prize Arabian horse, Magnolia, to Light Horse Harry Lee for 5,000 acres of land in the Kentucky territory. (Ha! If I asked my niece to trade her horse for some poxy land, she'd tell me where to go. Which is why no one in my family will ever be rich.)