The first US President known to all American as "The Father of the Nation" was George Washington. George learned to ride a horse, to hunt, shoot, sail and swim. Because he was good at arithmetic, he also learned to measure land. He learned to sleep out, cook his own meals, and work hard every day. He hurried off to New York City which was the capital then. On April, 30, 1789, before crowd Washington promised to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States". This is how George Washington became the first President of the country and served two terms. He refused a third term and in 1797 he retired to Mount Vernon where he died two years later.
The word kremlin means fortress in Russian. The most famous and well-known is the Moscow Kremlin. The Kremlin is built next to the Moskva River on one side and Red Square on the other. Inside there are beautiful attractive state buildings, tree-lined squares and peaceful gardens.The wall around the Moscow Kremlin is 2,235 metres long and five to nineteen metres thick. There are 20 towers, one of which is the main one with a height of 71 m.
The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990. There are incredibly beautiful churches and palaces, such as the oldest Assumption Cathedral, made of white stone and five golden domes. Many patriarchal patriarchs are buried there. There is also the Cathedral of the Annunciation similar to the first. Inside are the icons of Theophanes and Andrei Rublev. Then there is the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, after the bell tower of Ivan 111, in which there is a large bell. He was never a monastery. There is also a royal cannon near the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles and the Patriarch's Palace.
