On This Day December 14

George Washington died from acute laryngitis between 10 and 11 p.m. on December 14, 1799 with his wife Martha seated at the foot of his bed. His last words were "It is well. I die hard, but am not afraid to go." The news of Washington's death placed the entire country in mourning. Even Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ordered ten days of mourning in France.

Washington on his Deathbed. Junius Brutus Stearns 1799

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