George Washington was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. president.
The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau to the north have risen very rapidly. In just 50 million years, peaks such as Mt. Everest have risen to heights of more than 9 km. The impinging of the two landmasses has yet to end. The Himalayas continue to rise more than 1 cm a year -- a growth rate of 10 km in a million years!
The Himalayas formed where the Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates collided. This collision between two large plates of lighter lithosphere has resulted in this mammoth mountain range, home of the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, which towers over 5 miles above sea level.