Every year, Alexandria, Virginia, hosts an array of activities devoted to George Washington, including the nation’s largest parade honoring the father of the country. The first parade to honor him was in 1798, when he came from his Mt. Vernon home to review the troops in front of Gadsby’s Tavern. The present-day festivities get off to an elegant start over the weekend with a banquet followed by the George Washington Birthnight Ball in Gadsby’s Tavern, a duplication of the birthday-eve parties held in Washington’s lifetime. On Monday is the big parade. Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary