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An aerial photo of Washington, D.C. in 2007. 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.
A 1946 map of central Washington, D.C., including the names and locations of temporary buildings [9] World War II Temporary Buildings T and U photographed in 1950. These were demolished in 1958 for the construction of the National Museum of American History.
The Munitions Building, constructed in 1918, contained 841,000 square feet (78,100 m 2) of space across three stories and was designed to provide temporary accommodations for 9,000 Department of War employees. [6] During World War I, the War Department had greatly expanded, and by the end of the war, the Main Navy and Munitions Building ...
Designed by Washington architect Frederick H. Brooke, with Horace Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth as associate architects, the District of Columbia War Memorial is in the form of a 47-foot (14 m) tall circular, domed, peristyle Doric temple. Resting on concrete foundations, the 4-foot (1.2 m) high marble base defines a platform, 43 feet 5 inches ...
The "war on terror" that began with the September 11 attacks has been claimed by some to be World War III [106] or sometimes World War IV [100] [107] (assuming the Cold War was World War III). Others have disparaged such claims as "distorting American history". While there is general agreement amongst historians regarding the definitions and ...
“World War III has already begun. You already have battles on the ground being coordinated in multiple countries,” Dimon said at the annual event in Washington, DC on Oct. 24.
The Anacostia Historic District is a historic district in the city of Washington, D.C., comprising approximately 20 squares [2] [3] and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Anacostia Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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