King James I, who previously ruled Scotland as King James VI, gained English throne following death of Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history, March 24, 1603.
On Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington was born to a family of middling wealth in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the second son from the second marriage of a colonial plantation owner. According to Encyclopedia Virginia and history.com, in 1752, at 20 years of age, Washington joined the British army and served as a lieutenant in the…