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"Historical Timeline of Washington DC". On this Spot: Pinpointing the Past in Washington (3rd ed.). Capital Books. pp. 8– 12. ISBN 978-1-933102-70-2. "Washington, DC Timeline and Historic Plans: Illustrating the Evolution of the 'Monumental Core' of the Nation's Capital" (PDF). US National Park Service. 2008.
An aerial photo of Washington, D.C. in 2007. The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River was first selected by President George Washington. The city came under attack during the War of 1812 in an episode known as the Burning of Washington.
Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, in the United States of America, was founded on July 16, 1790, after the inauguration of City of Washington, the new capital of the country.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
30,000–11,000 B.C. – First native peoples enter North America from Asia via Beringia.; 11,000 B.C. – Disappearance of the land bridge between North America and Asia. 5000 B.C. – Beginning of agriculture in the Tehuacán Valley matorral.
Washington, DC: Formerly housed the Historical Society of Washington [19] Mary Scott Townsend House 1898–1901 Beaux Arts: Carrère and Hastings: Washington, DC: Built for Mary Scott Townsend, wife of Richard T. Townsend, now, Cosmos Club: more images: Townsend House: 1901: Beaux-Arts: Carrère and Hastings: Washington, DC: Home to the Cosmos ...
Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, [1] has a unique and diverse architectural history. Encompassing government, monumental, commercial, and residential buildings, D.C. is home to some of the country's most famous and popular structures designed by some of the leading architects of their time.
Literature in the European sense was nearly nonexistent, with histories being far more noteworthy. These included The History and present State of Virginia (1705) by Robert Beverly and History of the Dividing Line (1728–29) by William Byrd, which was not published until a century later. Instead, the newspaper was the principal form of reading ...