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Washington DC is not a state, but a federal district as specified by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
 1600:
Piscataway American Indians live in area
1790: A bill passes to locate a new capital along the Potomac River.
George Washington picks the site
1791: French architect Major Pierre-Charles L'Enfant submits his
design
1793: Cornerstone of the capital building laid by George Washington
1800: The federal government officially moves to Washington, D.C.
1812: British burn the city during the War of 1812
1824: The Marquis de Lafayette is the first foreign dignitary to
address the congress
1862: Slavery is abolished in Washington, D.C.
1865: President Abraham Lincoln assassinated
1881: President James Garfield dies, the victim of an assassination in
a Washington rail station
1888: Washington Monument opens
1914: The Lincoln Memorial is completed
1943: Jefferson Memorial is completed
1953: The complete restoration of the While House is finished
1973: Washingtonians are given the right to vote for their mayor and
city council
1990: Washington Mayor Marion Barry received jail sentence for cocaine
possession
1992: House approves statehood for D.C., but Senate does not
2001: Terrorist attack the Pentagon
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