The following is a timeline of the
history of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States.
18th century
* 1751:
Georgetown founded
* 1752 – February: First survey of
Georgetown completed.
* 1784 – October 7:
Elbridge Gerry 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 Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...
founded.
* 1790 - July 16:
Residence Act enacted, selecting a site along the
Potomac River
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as the future location of the permanent seat of the
federal government of the United States
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The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct ...
.
* 1791
** January 24: Federal District
proclamation
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issued by President
George Washington
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.
** Team led by
Andrew Ellicott 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," 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. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...
(presidential residence) begins.
* 1794 –
Tudor Place (residence) built in
Georgetown.
* 1797 – "Bridge at
Little Falls" crossing the upper
Potomac River
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several miles northwest of Georgetown, opens at the future site of 19th century
Chain Bridge.
* 1800
** May 14 – November 1: Seat of
Federal government of the United States
The Federal Government of the United States of America (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the Federation#Federal governments, national government of the United States.
The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct ...
relocated after ten years from second federal capital of
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
(centered at
Independence Hall
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, where both the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of ...
(old
Pennsylvania State House) to
constitutionally designated ten mile square federal district entitled
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...
(on both sides of
Potomac River
The Potomac River () is in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography D ...
). 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
Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmar ...
in December 1799), known in 19th century as
Washington city.
** Second President
John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before Presidency of John Adams, his presidency, he was a leader of ...
travels south from former second national capital at Philadelphia and is the first chief executive to occupy the President's House (future
White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...
) in November with his wife
Abigail 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 (, 1743July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Indepe ...
in the
Election of 1800 until Jefferson's inauguration the following year on March 4, 1801.
**
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the Seat of government, seat of the United States Congress, the United States Congress, legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal g ...
building construction continues with partial completion of the north Senate wing where the
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, ...
meets for its first sessions in Washington. Construction continues on south
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
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 a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
and the
Supreme Court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
for several years of continued construction work.
**
Washington Navy Yard established on the Eastern Branch (later known as
Anacostia River) of the
Potomac River
The Potomac River () is in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography D ...
waterfront south of the under-construction Capitol.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 14,093.
19th century
1800s–1850s
* 1801
** February 24: US Congress establishes the
District
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of Columbia (comprising
Washington County,
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
, and
Alexandria County).
** March 4: US president
Jefferson inaugurated.
* 1802
** "City of Washington" incorporated; mayor-council government established.
** Jail built.
* 1806 – Public school opens.
* 1809 – May 20:
Long Bridge 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 built.
* 1818 –
Central heating
A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat.
A central heating system has a Furnace (central heating), furnace that converts fuel or electricity to heat through processes. The he ...
system installed in the
U.S. Capitol building.
* 1835
**
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroads in North America, oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam engine, steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 1830 ...
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 United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patent Office has had in its history. It occurred in Blodget's Hotel building, Washington on December 15, 1836. An initial inv ...
.
* 1840 - Population: 23,364 in city;
43,712 in district.
* 1842 –
United States Naval Observatory 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, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...
established.
* 1848
** Cornerstone of the
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continen ...
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 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, NGO, 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 ...
headquartered in city.
* 1864 – July:
Battle of Fort Stevens.
* 1865
**April 14:
Assassination of president Lincoln.
**first black school opens at 2nd and C, SE
* 1867
**
Howard University
Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...
founded.
** "Blacks given right of suffrage."
* 1869
** National
Convention of the Colored Men of America held in city.
**
American Equal Rights Association 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, D.C., Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbi ...
effected.
**
Norton P. Chipman becomes
delegate to the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
* 1877 – ''
Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...
'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1878 – Telephone begins operating.
* 1880 –
Population
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: 147,293 in city;
177,624 in district.
* 1881
** February: Flood.
** "Tiber Canal filled in to become
Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue is a major east–west street in the Northwest, Washington, D.C., northwest and Northeast, Washington, D.C., northeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was originally known as B Street, and ...
."
**
American National Red Cross headquartered in city.
** July 2:
Assassination of James A. Garfield; he would die two months of complications in
Elberon, New Jersey
* 1885 –
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continen ...
dedicated.
* 1888 – Electric streetcar begins operating.
* 1889 –
National Zoo opens.
* 1890
**
Rock Creek Park established.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 230,392.
* 1893 –
American University
The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...
founded.
* 1897 –
American Negro Academy founded.
* 1899 –
Height of Buildings Act of 1899 legislated.
* 1900 –
Population
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: 278,718.
20th century
1900s–1940s
* 1902 –
McMillan Plan for design of city introduced.
* 1906 –
District Building (city hall) constructed.
* 1907
**
Union Station
A union station, union terminal, joint station, or joint-use station is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway company, railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently bet ...
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 established.
* 1917 –
National Sylvan Theater opens.
* 1919 – July:
Racial unrest.
* 1920
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 437,571.
** Dedication of the
16th Street World War I Memorial Trees
* 1922
** January 28:
Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstor ...
crushes
Knickerbocker Theatre.
** May 30:
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a List of national memorials of the United States, U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the List of presidents of the United States, 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the Nati ...
dedicated.
* 1923 – Smithsonian's
Freer Gallery of Art opens.
* 1924
**
National Capital Park Commission established.
**
Washington Senators baseball team wins
1924 World Series
The 1924 World Series was the World Series, 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 1924 Washington Senators season, Washington ...
.
* 1925
**
WMAL radio
Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...
begins broadcasting.
** Ku Klux Klan marches on Pennsylvania Ave.
* 1926 –
Federal Triangle construction begins.
* 1930 –
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 486,869.
* 1931 –
National Symphony Orchestra formed.
* 1932
** May: "
Bonus Army
The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstration (protest), demonstrators—17,000 veterans of United States in World War I, U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-193 ...
" demonstration.
**
Arlington Memorial Bridge opens.
**
Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materia ...
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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...
football team active.
* 1940 – Population: 663,091.
* 1941
**
National Airport built.
**
National Gallery of Art opens.
* 1942 –
Declaration by United Nations signed in city.
* 1944 – International
Dumbarton Oaks Conference 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 funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...
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.
* 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 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;
Martin Luther King Jr. gives "
I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a Public speaking, 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, Kin ...
" 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.
** ''
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 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 becomes delegate to the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia.
** National
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 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 Presidency of Richard Nixon, administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Resignation of Richard Nixon, Nix ...
discovered.
* 1973 - Mayoral election established, per US Congress'
District of Columbia Home Rule Act
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a United States federal law passed on December 24, 1973, which devolved certain congressional powers of the District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule. In par ...
.
* 1974
**
1974 White House helicopter incident
** Smithsonian's
Hirshhorn Museum opens.
* 1976
** March:
Washington Metro begins operating.
** May:
Concorde
Concorde () is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
Studies started in 1954, and France and the United Kingdom signed a treaty establishin ...
supersonic airplane begins operating.
**
US Bicentennial held.
* 1979
**
Marion Barry becomes mayor.
**
C-SPAN
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begins televising federal government proceedings.
* 1980 - Western Plaza (later renamed to "
Freedom Plaza") 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
White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...
and the
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the Seat of government, seat of the United States Congress, the United States Congress, legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal g ...
.
* 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 since 1981. The ''City Paper'' is distributed on Thursdays; its average circulation in 2006 was 85,588. The paper's editorial ...
'' 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 at 909 H Street NW, occupying the city block bounded by New York Avenue (Washington, D.C.), New York Avenue, 9th Street, H Street, and 11th Street.[Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The site is dominated by two black granit ...]
erected.
** ''
Washington Times'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1983 -
1983 U.S. Senate bombing
* 1985
**
Federal News Service in business.
**
National Building Museumbr>
opens**
Washington Printmakers Gallery opens.
* 1987
** Smithsonian's
Sackler Gallery and
National Museum of African Art open.
** Dupont Circle 5 cinema in business.
* 1990
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 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, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust. Opened in 1993, the museum explores the Holocaust through p ...
br>
opens**
National Postal Museumbr>
opens* 1994 – November 8:
Marion Barry wins mayoral election.
* 1995
** April 17: President
William J. Clinton signs the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, establishing the
District of Columbia Financial Control Board.
** 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 becomes mayor.
* 2000 – May 14:
Million Mom March held.
21st century
* 2001 - September:
2001 anthrax attacks
The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax (a portmanteau of "United States, 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 th ...
.
* 2002 -
International Spy Museum
* 2003 –
Washington Convention Center
The Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. was a convention center located at 909 H Street NW, occupying the city block bounded by New York Avenue (Washington, D.C.), New York Avenue, 9th Street, H Street, and 11th Street.[Adrian Fenty
Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2011.
A Washington, D.C. native, Fenty graduated from Oberlin College and Howard University Law School, then ser ...]
becomes mayor.
* 2008
**
Nationals Park opens.
**
Newseum 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
Snowmageddon
* 2010 – Population: 601,723.
* 2011
**
Vincent C. Gray becomes mayor.
**
CityCenterDC construction begins.
* 2014 -
Initiative 71 approved by voters, leading to the legalization of
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae that is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from the continent of Asia. However, the number of species is disputed, with as many as three species be ...
* 2015 –
Muriel Bowser becomes mayor.
* 2016
**
January 2016 United States winter storm.
**
DC Streetcar begins operating.
** March–April:
2016 Nuclear Security Summit.
**
National Museum of African American History and Culture opens to the public.
**
District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016
* 2017
** January 20:
Inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump
** January 21: National
Women's March on Washington 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 Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
win their first
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ic ...
in franchise history.
* 2019 – The
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They play their home games at Na ...
win the World Series.
* 2020 – The
coronavirus disease 2019
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include f ...
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.
* 2025
**January 20:
Second inauguration of Donald Trump
**January 29:
2025 Potomac River mid-air collision
See also
*
History of Washington, D.C.
*
List of mayors of Washington, D.C.
*
:African-American history of Washington, D.C.
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
*
List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
*
List of United States Congresses
*
List of US presidential inaugural ceremonies
*
Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia
*
List of rallies and protest marches in Washington, D.C.
*
Architecture of Washington, D.C.
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