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.
1789: George Washington is unanimously elected as first President of the United States. 1793: Washington begins his second term as President. 1797: Refusing a third term, Washington retired from the presidency and all public life.732: George Washington is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Augustine Washington and his second wife Mary Ball. 1738: Washington family moves to Ferry Farm (a plantation on the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg); George Washington spends most of his youth here.