Meaning bring to an end, finish is from c.1400; intransitive sense come to an end is from 1826. Of stock prices, from 1860. Meaning bring together the parts of (a book, etc.) is from 1560s. Related: Closed; closing.
Wife of the First President. After the war, George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. Although the title wasn't used at the time, this made Martha the first First Lady. She hosted events and started a tradition where she held public receptions every Friday.
I often think of George Bush, and the first George Bushâs wife, Barbara Bush. If you ask what Barbara Bush did most people think she baked cookies and she wore pearls, and she looked very pretty.Thatâs what a lot of people think of Martha Washington as well. She was George Washingtonâs wife.