On Presidents Day, officially known as Washington’s Birthday, Americans celebrate the life of George Washington. Here are some facts about George Washington that you might not know.

The Only Unanimously Elected President

To this day, Washington is the only president to receive all the votes from the Electoral College—and he did it twice.

Washington won the electoral votes of all ten states that participated in the first election in the winter of 1788 and 1789, with North Carolina, New York, and Rhode Island not taking part for various reasons.

In 1792, Washington would carry the electoral votes of all 15 states. Washington set a two-term precedent which was codified by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution in 1951.

Real Estate Magnate?

Like America’s current president, Washington has a background in real estate. He was a major landowner, owning over 50,000 acres of land at the time of his death.

His various properties stretched across the areas that are now Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Kentucky.

Before becoming President of the United States, Washington was also the head of the Patowmack Company, which attempted to connect trade between the Ohio River Valley and the Atlantic seaboard via a network of canals.

Led An Army as President

A president personally leading troops toward a potential military engagement is unheard of in modern times.

In 1794, as president, Washington personally organized a militia and lead it toward western Pennsylvania to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion, a violent uprising against a federal tax on whiskey.

The militia did not engage in battle upon arriving in western Pennsylvania, but Washington did play a hands-on role in putting together a military response to the rebellion.

His Only Trip Abroad

Although his half-brothers received an education in England, Washington never travelled abroad except for one visit to Barbados.

The 19-year-old Washington joined his half-brother Lawrence, who had tuberculosis, in a trip to Barbados in September of 1751 in an attempt to help Lawrence’s health.

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