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Il y a 1 jour · Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive with the District of Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Potomac River. Often referred to simply as D.C., the city is an international metropolis, a picturesque tourist destination, and an unmatched treasury of the country’s history and artifacts.
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Il y a 1 jour · The new federal territory was named District of Columbia to honour explorer Christopher Columbus, and the new federal city was named for George Washington.
Il y a 3 jours · The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
23 juin 2024 · The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States.
Il y a 4 jours · Washington, D.C. - Federal, District, Politics: Washington’s governmental structure has slowly evolved into a limited form of self-government under the control of Congress. The city government is unique because Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America empowers Congress to exercise exclusive legislative ...
Il y a 8 heures · Etymology. Washington was named after President George Washington by an act of the United States Congress during the creation of Washington Territory in 1853; the territory was to be named "Columbia", for the Columbia River and the Columbia District, but Kentucky representative Richard H. Stanton found the name too similar to the District of Columbia (the national capital, itself containing ...