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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 and the United States Capitol. [43] 1981 March 30: Attempted assassination of president Reagan. [21] Washington City Paper begins ...
Washington and his army achieved an early victory at the Siege of Boston in March 1776 but were forced to retreat from New York City in November. Washington crossed the Delaware River and won the battles of Trenton in late 1776 and Princeton in early 1777, then lost the battles of Brandywine and Germantown later that year. He faced criticism of ...
The City of Washington's northern border of Boundary Street was renamed Florida Avenue in 1890, reflecting growth of suburban areas in the County of Washington. [77] The city's streets were extended throughout the District starting in 1893. [78] An additional law passed in 1895 mandated that Washington formally absorb Georgetown, which until ...
Twisting through the American city of Boston, the Freedom Trail isn’t long, but links so many must-see locations where modern America began that you’ll need more than a day to do it justice.
According to statistics compiled in 2011, four of the largest 500 companies in the country were based in Washington, D.C. [182] In the 2023 Global Financial Centres Index, Washington was ranked as having the 8th most competitive financial center in the world, and fourth most competitive in the United States (after New York City, San Francisco ...
Washington was one of the first to use crop rotation and break from growing tobacco in Virginia.
Largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas, later called Mexico City. 1450 Etzanoa: Kansas United States [4] 1450 Zuni Pueblo: New Mexico: United States [5] 1470: Iximche: Chimaltenango: Guatemala: 1493: La Isabela: Puerto Plata: Dominican Republic: First European settlement in the New World during the Age of Discovery. Abandoned by 1500. 1494 ...
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...