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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. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
A possible reconstruction of Charlemagne's palace. The Palace of Aachen was a group of buildings with residential, political, and religious purposes chosen by Charlemagne to be the center of power of the Carolingian Empire. The palace was located north of the current city of Aachen, today in the German Land (or state) of North Rhine-Westphalia ...
Charlemagne died in 814 and was buried at Aachen Cathedral in Aachen, his imperial capital city. He was succeeded by his only surviving legitimate son, Louis the Pious. After Louis, the Frankish kingdom was divided and eventually coalesced into West and East Francia, which later became France and Germany, respectively. Charlemagne's profound ...
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 ...
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages.It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lombards in Italy from 774.
Oregon City (OR) 1843: Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country. [47] 1848: Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. Salem (OR) 1851 Olympia: 1853: Capital of the Territory of Washington. 1889: Capital of the State of Washington. West Virginia Statehood in 1863: Jamestown (VA) 1619: Capitals of the English Colony of ...
"City of Washington" incorporated; mayor-council government established. [9] Jail built. [9] 1806 – Public school opens. [9] 1809 – May 20: Long Bridge crossing the Potomac River near 14th Street SW opens. [9] [12] 1814 – August 24: Burning of Washington by British forces. [13] 1815 – Washington City Canal begins operating. [7]
[3] [16] [17] The poet also likens Charlemagne's capital of Aachen to a "second Rome" and a "Rome-to-be". [17] The city of the poem is generally identified with Charlemagne's capital, although it is not explicit in the poem and the city might in fact be Paderborn itself, whose church was consecrated in 799. [18]