:: Washington ~ District
of Columbia ::
- History ::
- The City of
Washington, DC was designed by Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant and
laid out by Andrew Ellicott.
- DC history began in 1790 when
Congress directed selection of a new capital site, 100 sq
mi, along the Potomac.
- The original site
included 30.75 sq mi on the Virginia side of the river.
In 1846, Congress returned that area to Virginia,
leaving the 68.25 sq mi ceded by Maryland in 1788.
- The seat of government was
transferred from Philadelphia to Washington on Dec. 1, 1800
under President John Adams.
- In 1814 the British sacked
Washington, burning most of the public buildings, including
the Capitol and the White House.
- In 1871, Washington lost its
charter as a city and a territorial government was
inaugurated to govern the entire District of Columbia.
Congress took direct control of the District's government in
1874, providing for a mayor appointed by the President and a
commission chosen by Congress. This was not very popular
with the residents of Washington, DC.
- May 7, 1974, the citizens of
the District of Columbia approved a Home Rule Charter,
giving them an elected mayor and 13-member council—their
first elected municipal government in more than a century.
- Aug. 22, 1978, Congress
passed a proposed constitutional amendment to give
Washington, DC, voting representation in the Congress. The
amendment had to be ratified by at least 38 state
legislatures within seven years to become effective. It died
in 1985.
- A petition asking for the
district's admission to the Union as the 51st state was
filed in Congress on Sept. 9, 1983, and new statehood bills
were introduced in 1993. The district is continuing this
drive for statehood.
- The Washington metropolitan
area was shaken on 11 September 2001, by a terrorist attack
on the Pentagon. There were also reports that the White
House had been among the terrorists' possible targets.
- On 11 September 2001 four
passenger jets were hijacked and used to
"attack" American Targets. Only three of the
four were successful in hitting their intended targets.
The fourth Jet crashed in Pennsylvania. One Jet hit the Pentagon,
it flew in low over Interstate 395. The sight of this
was something I got to see each and every time I drove
past to head into Washington DC. (I wanted to take
photos on one trip, however I was stopped by the
military police and told to leave the area.)
- Public Transportation ::
- METRO
~ Washington DC's public transportation system is one of the
best and cleanest systems I have used in the United States
of America.
:: Line Nowhere's Washington DC pages ::
- Clubs & Events ~ Listing the
Washington DC area Goth and Industrial clubs and events.
- Shops & other ~ Listing the
area Goth and Industrial friendly shops and other places of interest.
- Area Colleges ~ Goths need
college?
- Some have asked me over the
many years I have done this about the area colleges so I added
this page.
- Museums & Parks ~ Listing the
area's Museums, parks, monuments, and other crap we all go and
see, just never admit to it.
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