On December 23, 1783, General George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, setting a precedent for the peaceful transition of power in the United States. This act is widely regarded as one of the most important in American history. Washington then returned to his estate, Mount Vernon, as a private citizen. The event is commemorated as a significant milestone in the establishment of American democracy and the relinquishment of power by a military leader.
#OnThisDay in 1783, Washington returned to Mount Vernon as a private citizen. He later said in a letter: "I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, under the shadow of my own Vine & my own Fig tree." Learn more: https://t.co/xfwbrbBR8C https://t.co/jlUePMkEij
Happy December 23rd. The most important day in American history. #OTD in 1783 General George #Washington surrendered his commission and set his most important precedent…giving up power https://t.co/zZXJDqO5uf
The eloquence of the written word may well have fueled the turning point of the American Revolution at its ebb. Thomas Paine is in my humble opinion one of our greatest patriots, a quintessential American. Thomas Paine's The American Crisis is read to the Continental Army On…
One of my favorite paintings is of George Washington resigning as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army on this day in 1783, choosing American democracy over tyranny. He made this speech in what is now Maryland’s Old Senate Chamber. The painting hangs in my conference room. https://t.co/rgGPYIfB94
Exactly 240 years ago today, in the Old Senate Chamber of our historic State House, General George Washington resigned his commission, relinquishing his command of the Continental Forces and fulfilling what he called "an indispensable duty" to formally hand over power. General… https://t.co/gDeZ6ZBTmS
#OTD 240 years ago, in the most extraordinary act of the #American age, Gen George Washington resigned his commission before Congress in the @StateMaryland State House @VisitAnnapolis He set the precedent of peaceful transition of power and then returned to his farm @MountVernon https://t.co/EaRZuKEGGC
One of the best written, and certainly the best delivered, presidential speech in US history. FDR’s cadence is interesting. Similar in some ways to my other favorite American speech, MLK’s I have a dream speech. https://t.co/xFaHAVIY6z