January 8, 1790: George Washington delivered the first State of the Union. It wasn’t a royal decree. It was a job report. No applause. No guests. Just the shortest annual message in history. He could have acted like a king. Instead, he called for an armed, educated people ready to defend their own liberty. He established the standard for a free republic – defense, war powers, education, debt and more – and showed us exactly how it’s done.
Path to Liberty: January 7, 2026
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Federal Edifice in New York (1789)
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Laura Clark – Smithsonian Magazine
George Washington – First Annual Address to Congress (8 Jan 1790)
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Henry Knox – Letter to George Washington, Plan for the Arrangement of the Militia (18 Jan 1790)
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