Thurgood Marshall
1908–1993
Won Brown v. Board, then sat on the court that decided it
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
In memory of
George Washington
First President of the United States
- Born
- Died
- Lived
- 67 years
- Resting place
- Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States
Commander of the Continental Army during the War of Independence and the first president under the new constitution, Washington set the precedent that mattered most by standing down after two terms rather than holding office for life.
He died at Mount Vernon, his estate above the Potomac, and lies there in a brick tomb with his wife Martha. He freed the people he had enslaved in his will, to take effect on Martha's death.
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