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  2. National Children's Museum - Wikipedia

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    The National Children's Museum is a children's museum and science center in downtown Washington, D.C. It is intended to serve children up to age 12 and their families through interactive exhibits exploring science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Founded in 1974, the museum operated from 1979 to 2004 at 220 H Street, NE.

  3. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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    NW [4] 38°53′59″N 77°02′12″W  /  38.899694°N 77.036528°W  / 38.899694; -77.036528  (Lafayette Square Historic District) District including LaFayette Square Park, surrounding but excluding the White House. 34. Library Of Congress. Library Of Congress.

  4. History of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    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. Upon the government's return to the capital ...

  5. National Cherry Blossom Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Jefferson Memorial visible through cherry blossoms across the Tidal Basin. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C. Ozaki gave the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also ...

  6. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is one of two in Washington honoring Roosevelt. Dedicated on May 2, 1997, by President Bill Clinton, the national memorial ...

  7. Timeline of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    1792 – Construction of White House (presidential residence) begins. 1794 – Tudor Place (residence) built in Georgetown. [ 9 ] 1797 – "Bridge at Little Falls " crossing the upper Potomac River several miles northwest of Georgetown, opens at the future site of 19th century Chain Bridge. [ 9 ][ 10 ] 1800.

  8. Capital City Go-Go - Wikipedia

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    In December 2017, the Washington Wizards unveiled the Capital City Go-Go's name and released their logo. The team's name alludes to the go-go music genre that emerged in Washington, D.C., in the mid-1960s to late 1970s. [2] On August 7, 2018, the Washington Wizards named Pops Mensah-Bonsu as general manager and Jarell Christian as head coach. [3]

  9. Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C.

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    In 1852, twenty-one Washingtonian Jews established the Washington Hebrew Congregation, and in 1863, after an Act of Congress that certified the Jewish community's right to own property, they purchased a church at 8th and H Streets, NW, and after renovations, opened it as the city's first synagogue. East European immigrants arriving in the early ...

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