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of the

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of the city of

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, U.S.

18th century

* 1752 – February: First survey of Georgetown completed. * 1784 – October 7:

Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry (; July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States under President James Madison from 1813 until his death in 18 ...

of Massachusetts motions “that buildings for the use of Congress be erected on the banks of the Delaware near Trenton, or of the Potomac, near Georgetown, provided a suitable district can be procured on one of the rivers as aforesaid, for a federal town”. * 1789 – Town of Georgetown, Maryland, chartered and incorporated;

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

founded. * 1790 - July 16:

Residence Act The Residence Act of 1790, officially titled An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States (), is a United States federal statute adopted during the second session of the First United States Co ...

enacted, selecting a site along the

Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augus ...

as the future location of the permanent seat of the

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. * 1791 ** January 24: Federal District

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issued by President

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

. ** Team led by

Andrew Ellicott Andrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre (Pete ...

begins survey of the future boundaries of the original District of Columbia. ** L'Enfant Plan for design of the City of Washington introduced. ** September 9: Commissioners appointed by President Washington name the federal district as "The Territory of

Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

," and the federal city as the "City of Washington." * 1792 – Construction of

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ...

(presidential residence) begins. * 1794 – Tudor Place (residence) built in Georgetown. * 1797 – "Bridge at Little Falls" crossing the upper

several miles northwest of Georgetown, opens at the future site of 19th century Chain Bridge. * 1800 ** May 14 – November 1: Seat of

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relocated after ten years from second federal capital of

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

(centered at Independence Hall (old

Pennsylvania State House The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

) to

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designated ten mile square federal district entitled

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(on both sides of

). Originally called the "Federal City", it soon acquires namesake after President Washington, (especially after his recent death a few months earlier at nearby Mount Vernon in December 1799), known in 19th century as

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. ** Second President

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...

travels south from former second national capital at Philadelphia and is the first chief executive to occupy the President's House (future

) in November with his wife

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to the unfinished mansion. The Adamses occupy the house for only the last four months of his term, having been defeated for reelection by incumbent Vice President

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 18 ...

in the

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until Jefferson's inauguration the following year on March 4, 1801. ** United States Capitol building construction continues with partial completion of the north Senate wing where the

United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...

meets for its first sessions in Washington. Construction continues on south House of Representatives south wing. The Senate wing, completed first temporarily provides spaces to be used by both houses of the Congress, the beginnings of the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...

and the

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for several years of continued construction work. **

Washington Navy Yard The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is the oldest shore establishment of the U.S. Navy. The Yard currently serves as a ceremonial and administrativ ...

established on the Eastern Branch (later known as

Anacostia River The Anacostia River is a river in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. It flows from Prince George's County in Maryland into Washington, D.C., where it joins with the Washington Channel to empty into the Potomac River at Buzzard Point. ...

) of the

waterfront south of the under-construction Capitol. **

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 14,093.

19th century

1800s–1850s

* 1801 ** February 24: US Congress establishes the

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of Columbia (comprising Washington County,

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, and

Alexandria County Arlington County is a County (United States), county in the Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the Washington, D.C., District of Co ...

). ** March 4: US president

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inaugurated. * 1802 ** "City of Washington" incorporated; mayor-council government established. ** Jail built. * 1806 – Public school opens. * 1809 – May 20:

Long Bridge Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

crossing the Potomac River near 14th Street SW opens. * 1814 – August 24: Burning of Washington by British forces. * 1815 – Washington City Canal begins operating. * 1816 –

St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square is an historic Episcopal church located at Sixteenth Street and H Street NW, in Washington, D.C., along Black Lives Matter Plaza. The Greek Revival building, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, i ...

built. * 1818 –

Central heating A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat. It is a component of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (short: HVAC) systems, which can both cool and warm interior spaces. ...

system installed in the

U.S. Capitol The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the Seat of government, seat of the Legislature, legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, which is form ...

building. * 1835 **

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...

begins operating. ** Labor strike by federal navy yard workers. * 1836 - December 15:

1836 U.S. Patent Office fire The 1836 U.S. Patent Office fire was the first of two major fires the U.S. Patent Office has had in its history. It occurred in Blodget's Hotel building, Washington on December 15, 1836. An initial investigation considered the possibility of a ...

. * 1840 - Population: 23,364 in city; 43,712 in district. * 1842 –

United States Naval Observatory United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense. Established in 1830 as the Depo ...

established. * 1844 – Baltimore-Washington telegraph begins operating. * 1846 ** District of Columbia retrocession of Alexandria and Alexandria County to Virginia. ** National

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

established. * 1848 ** Cornerstone of the

Washington Monument The Washington Monument is an obelisk shaped building within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army (1775–1784) in the American Revolutionary War and the ...

placed. ** Washington Gas Light Company established. * 1850 ** District of Columbia's stone for the Washington Monument dedicated. ** Congress abolishes slave trade in the District of Columbia. * 1851 **

University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall ...

founded (formerly known as Miner Normal School). * 1855 - Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) completed.

1860s–1890s

* 1860 – Population: 61,122. * 1862 – Slavery abolished. Congress requires city to provide schooling for black students. * 1863 –

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

headquartered in city. * 1864 – July: Battle of Fort Stevens. * 1865 **April 14:

Assassination of president Lincoln On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play ''Our American Cousin'' at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head ...

. **first black school opens at 2nd and C, SE * 1867 ** Howard University founded. ** "Blacks given right of suffrage." * 1869 ** National

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of the Colored Men of America held in city. **

American Equal Rights Association The American Equal Rights Association (AERA) was formed in 1866 in the United States. According to its constitution, its purpose was "to secure Equal Rights to all American citizens, especially the right of suffrage, irrespective of race, color o ...

meets in city. * 1870 ** Children's Hospital established. ** Population: 109,199. * 1871 **

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congress ...

effected. **

Norton P. Chipman Norton Parker Chipman (March 7, 1834 – February 1, 1924) was an American Civil War army officer, military prosecutor, politician, author, and judge. Biography Early years Born in Milford Center, Ohio, to Vermont-natives Norman and Sarah Wilson ...

becomes delegate to the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. * 1877 – ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1878 – Telephone begins operating. * 1880 –

: 147,293 in city; 177,624 in district. * 1881 ** February: Flood. ** "Tiber Canal filled in to become Constitution Avenue." **

American National Red Cross The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the desig ...

headquartered in city. * 1885 –

dedicated. * 1888 – Electric streetcar begins operating. * 1889 – National Zoo opens. * 1890 ** Rock Creek Park established. **

: 230,392. * 1893 –

American University The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...

founded. * 1897 – American Negro Academy founded. * 1899 –

Height of Buildings Act of 1899 The Height of Buildings Act of 1899 was a U.S. height restriction law passed by the 55th Congress in response to advancements in construction technology, specifically the use of iron and steel frames, along with thin veneer facades, which made ...

legislated. * 1900 –

: 278,718.

20th century

1900s–1940s

* 1902 – McMillan Plan for design of city introduced. * 1906 – District Building (city hall) constructed. * 1907 ** Union Station built. ** Washington National Cathedral construction begin

* 1910 – 1910 United States Census#City rankings, Population: 331,069. * 1912 – "Cherry trees planted around the Tidal Basin." * 1913 * 1915 –

Association for the Study of Negro Life and History The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is an organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of African-American History. It is a non-profit organization founded in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9, 1915 ...

established. * 1917 –

National Sylvan Theater The National Sylvan Theater — often simply the Sylvan Theater — is a public sylvan theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument, National Mall, in Washington, D.C., USA. It is located within the northwest corner of the 15th Street and I ...

opens. * 1919 – July: Racial unrest. * 1920 **

: 437,571. ** Dedication of the

16th Street World War I Memorial Trees The World War I 16th Street Memorial Trees, honoring the lives of District of Columbia residents lost in World War I, is located on 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C. between Alaska Avenue and Varnum Street. It originally consisted of more than 500 ...

* 1922 ** January 28: Storm crushes Knickerbocker Theatre. ** May 30:

Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the ...

dedicated. * 1923 – Smithsonian's

Freer Gallery of Art The Freer Gallery of Art is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. focusing on Asian art. The Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and Sac ...

opens. * 1924 ** National Capital Park Commission established. ** Washington Senators baseball team wins

1924 World Series The 1924 World Series was the championship series of the 1924 Major League Baseball season. A best-of-seven playoff, the series was played between the American League (AL) pennant winner Washington Senators and the National League (NL) pennan ...

. * 1925 – WMAL

radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

begins broadcasting. * 1926 –

Federal Triangle The Federal Triangle is a triangular area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street NW, Constitution Avenue NW, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and E Street NW. Federal Triangle is occupied by 10 large city and federal office buildings, all of which are ...

construction begins. * 1930 –

: 486,869. * 1931 –

National Symphony Orchestra The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1930, its principal performing venue is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It also performs for the annual National Mem ...

formed. * 1932 ** May: "

Bonus Army The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their servic ...

" demonstration. **

Arlington Memorial Bridge The Arlington Memorial Bridge is a Neoclassical masonry, steel, and stone arch bridge with a central bascule (or drawbridge) that crosses the Potomac River at Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. First proposed in 1886, the bridg ...

opens. ** Folger Shakespeare Library built. * 1935 – National Cherry Blossom Festival begins. * 1937 –

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...

football team active. * 1940 – Population: 663,091. * 1941 ** National Airport built. **

National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of char ...

opens. * 1942 – Declaration by United Nations signed in city. * 1944 – International

Dumbarton Oaks Conference The Dumbarton Oaks Conference, or, more formally, the Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization, was an international conference at which proposals for the establishment of a "general international organization", w ...

held in city. * 1946 -

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster globa ...

headquartered in cit

* 1947 - WMAL-TV, WRC-TV, and WTTG ( List of television stations in Washington, D.C., television) begin broadcasting. * 1949 ** Whitehurst Freeway begins operating. ** WTOP-TV ( List of television stations in Washington, D.C., television) begins broadcasting.

1950s–1990s

* 1950 – Population: 802,178. * 1953 – January 15:

1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck The 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck occurred on January 15, 1953, when a passenger and mail train from Boston to Washington DC (the ''Federal'') failed to brake sufficiently on its approach to Union Station, Washington, jumping the platform ...

. * 1954 **March 1: United States Capitol shooting incident (1954). **Bolling v. Sharpe decided, schools integrated in 54–55 school year * 1957 – May 17: National

Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom The Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, or Prayer Pilgrimage to Washington, was a 1957 demonstration in Washington, D.C., an early event in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. It was the occasion for Martin Luther King Jr.'s ''Give Us th ...

civil rights demonstration takes place in D.C. * 1959 – International Antarctic Treaty signed in city. * 1960 ** Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan signed in city. ** Population: 763,956. * 1962 – Streetcar stops operating. * 1963 – August 28:

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic righ ...

; Martin Luther King Jr. gives "

I Have a Dream "I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called ...

" speech. * 1964 ** November: "D.C. residents are able to vote for president for the first time." ** Capital Beltway constructed. * 1965 ** April 17:

March Against the Vietnam War The March Against the Vietnam War was held in Washington, D.C. on 17 April 1965. History The student activist group Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held its first anti-Vietnam War protest rally in Washington, DC. It was co-sponsored by ...

. ** '' Washingtonian'' magazine begins publication. * 1967 ** Mayor-council form of government implemented; Walter Washington becomes mayor. ** Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins. ** Biograph cinema opens. * 1968 ** April:

1968 Washington, D.C. riots The Washington, D.C., riots of 1968 were a four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting following the assassination of leading African American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968. Part of the broader Ki ...

occur. ** American Association of Retired Persons headquartered in city (approximate date). * 1969 ** November 15: Protest against Vietnam War. ** '' Gay Blade'' newspaper begins publication. ** Key Theatre in business. * 1970 – Population: 756,510. * 1971 ** April: Antiwar protest. ** May: 1971 May Day protests against war. ** June 30: '' New York Times Co. v. United States'' decided; allows ''Washington Post'' to publish '' Pentagon Papers'' about Vietnam. **

Walter E. Fauntroy Walter Edward Fauntroy (born February 6, 1933) is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives and a candidate for the 1972 and 1976 Democratic presidential nominations ...

becomes delegate to the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. ** National

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...

opens. ** Center for Science in the Public Interest headquartered in city. * 1972 -

Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's continual ...

discovered. * 1973 - Mayoral election established, per US Congress' District of Columbia Home Rule Act. * 1974 **

1974 White House helicopter incident On February 17, 1974, United States Army Private Robert Kenneth Preston (1953–2009) took off in a stolen Bell UH-1B Iroquois "Huey" helicopter from Tipton Field, Maryland, and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in a significant ...

** Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum opens. * 1976 ** March:

Washington Metro The Washington Metro (or simply Metro), formally the Metrorail,Google Books search/preview

begins operating. ** May:

Concorde The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France an ...

supersonic airplane begins operating. **

US Bicentennial The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an independent republic. It was a central event ...

held. * 1979 ** Marion Barry becomes mayor. **

C-SPAN Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN ) is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service. It televises many proceedings of the United States ...

begins televising federal government proceedings. * 1980 ** Western Plaza (later renamed to "

Freedom Plaza Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States, located near 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park. The plaza features an inlay that partially depicts ...

") containing a raised marble inlay depicting parts of the L'Enfant Plan for the city of Washington opens along Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. between the

and the United States Capitol. * 1981 ** March 30: Attempted assassination of president Reagan. ** ''

Washington City Paper The ''Washington City Paper'' is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The ''City Paper'' is distributed on Thursdays; its average circulation in 2006 was 85,588. The paper's editorial mix is focused ...

'' begins publication. * 1982 ** January 13: Crash of Air Florida Flight 90. **

Washington Convention Center The Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. was a convention center located one block southwest at 909 H Street NW, occupying the city block bounded by New York Avenue, 9th Street, H Street, and 11th Street.Vietnam Veterans Memorial erected. ** '' Washington Times'' newspaper begins publication. * 1983 **

1983 U.S. Senate bombing The 1983 U.S. Senate bombing was a bomb explosion at the United States Senate on November 7, 1983, motivated by United States military involvement in Lebanon and Grenada. The attack led to heightened security in the DC metropolitan area, and th ...

* 1985 ** Federal News Service in business. **

National Building Museum The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street NW in Washington, D.C. It is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning". It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private Non-profit org ...

br>opens
** Washington Printmakers Gallery opens. * 1987 ** Smithsonian's

Sackler Gallery The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art. The Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. Th ...

and National Museum of African Art open. ** Dupont Circle 5 cinema in business. * 1990 **

: 606,900. ** October 27: Mayor Marion Barry receives six-month prison sentence for cocaine possession. ** November 6: Sharon Pratt Dixon wins mayoral election. * 1991 ** Eleanor Holmes Norton becomes delegate to the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. ** City bicentennial. * 1993 **

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust hi ...

br>opens
**

National Postal Museum The National Postal Museum, located opposite Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, covers large portions of the Postal history of the United States and other countries. It was established through joint agreement between the United S ...

br>opens
* 1994 – November 8: Marion Barry wins mayoral election. * 1995 ** April 17: President

William J. Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (Birth name, né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 ...

signs the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, establishing the

District of Columbia Financial Control Board The District of Columbia Financial Control Board (officially the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority) was a five-member body established by the United States Congress in 1995 to oversee the finances of ...

. ** October 16: National Million Man March held in city. * 1996 – City website online (approximate date). * 1997 – July 7: Starbucks triple homicide in Georgetown * 1998 – United States Capitol shooting incident * 1999 –

Anthony A. Williams Anthony Allen Williams (born July 28, 1951) is an American politician who was the fifth mayor of the District of Columbia, for two terms, from 1999 to 2007. His predecessor had served twice, as the second and fourth mayor. Williams had previously ...

becomes mayor. * 2000 – May 14:

Million Mom March The Million Mom March was a rally held on Mother's Day, May 14, 2000 in the Washington, D.C. National Mall by the Million Mom March organization to call for stricter gun control. The march reportedly drew an estimated attendance of 500,000 to 75 ...

held.

21st century

* 2001 - September:

2001 anthrax attacks The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax (a portmanteau of "America" and "anthrax", from its FBI case name), occurred in the United States over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 ...

. * 2002 -

International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum is an independent non-profit museum which documents the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of espionage. It holds the largest collection of international espionage artifacts on public display. The museum opened ...

br>opens
* 2003 –

Washington Convention Center The Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. was a convention center located one block southwest at 909 H Street NW, occupying the city block bounded by New York Avenue, 9th Street, H Street, and 11th Street.Adrian Fenty becomes mayor. * 2008 ** Nationals Park opens. ** Newseumbr>opens in D.C.
* 2009 ** January 20: Inauguration of U.S. president Obama. ** Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is released, taking place in D.C. ** The District survives

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* 2010 – Population: 601,723. * 2011 **

Vincent C. Gray Vincent Condol Gray (born November 8, 1942) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015. He served for one term, losing his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary to D.C. Council member ...

becomes mayor. **

CityCenterDC CityCenterDC is a mixed-use development consisting of two condominium buildings, two rental apartment buildings, two office buildings, a luxury hotel, and public park in downtown Washington, D.C. It encompasses and covers more than five city blo ...

construction begins. * 2014 **

Initiative 71 Initiative 71 may refer to: * 2004 California Proposition 71, a California voter initiative to support stem cell research * 2014 Washington, D.C., Initiative 71, a Washington, D.C., voter initiative to legalize recreational cannabis {{Set in ...

approved by voters, leading to the legalization of

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* 2015 –

Muriel Bowser Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician serving since 2015 as the eighth mayor of the District of Columbia. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 4th ward as a member of the Council ...

becomes mayor. * 2016 **

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. ** DC Streetcar begins operating. ** March–April: 2016 Nuclear Security Summit. ** National Museum of African American History and Culture opens to the public. **

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* 2017 ** January 20: Inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump ** January 21: National

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scheduled. * 2018 – The

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...

win their first

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in franchise history. * 2019 – The

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

win the World Series. * 2020 – The

coronavirus disease 2019 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...

causes the District to lock down for the first time in history. * 2021 **January 6: Storming of the United States Capitol. **January 20: Inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden **April 2: Vehicle-ramming attack outside the United States Capitol.

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