🥷
💡
💡 Fun Facts
💡

that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others.

•1 min read


Fun Fact: that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others.

Source favicon

Source

caswellmassey.com

Share this fascinating fact! 🥷

Share on XDiscover more facts

💡More Fun Facts

Keep exploring and learning

that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others.

Read →

Even though George Washington defeated Cornwallis in 1781 at Yorktown, it still took almost 2 more years before the war was officially over with England.

Read →

of an 1830 attempt to steal George Washington s skull from his tomb at Mount Vernon. It failed and prompted the construction of a new, more secure, burial vault which his remains reside in today.

Read →

George Washington signed the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which prohibited U.S. vessels from engaging in the Atlantic Slave Trade and forbade the export of slaves for foreign sale. This was the first significant law against slavery that was passed by the United States government.

Read →

After the American Revolution, British Sir Guy Carleton and George Washington had a disagreement over Carleton s obligation to free American slaves. Carleton ultimately chose to free them, and promised that Britain would reimburse the slave owners, but this never happened.

Read →

George Carver never formally adopted Washington as his middle name. He initially chose the middle initial W to make sure his mail would be delivered correctly. When someone asked if the W stood for Washington, Carver responded with Why not? and began signing his name as either George or George W. Carver.

Read →
Explore All Fun Facts