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The Plot to Assassinate George Washington: Media

If an attempt to assassinate George Washington had not been foiled in 1776, American history would be very different.

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George Washington in the American Revolution
George Washington commanded the Continental Army against the British during the American...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; bequest of Grace Wilkes, 1922 (accession no. 22.45.9); www.metmuseum.org